{"product_id":"9781628924053","title":"Enemies of the American Way : Identity and Presidential Foreign Policymaking","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEnemies of the American Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Bell Mislan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do presidents, when facing the same circumstances, focus on different threats to national security? \u003ci\u003eEnemies of the American Way\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to answer this question by investigating the role of identity in presidential decision making. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explains why presidents disagree on what constitute a threat to the US security via the study of three US presidencies in the 19th century (Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley). These case studies help draw a theory of threat identification to understand how and why specific actions are taken, including the decision to wage war. Using a constructivist approach, the book develops a rule-based identity theory to posit that American identity defines potential national security threats, i.e., how a policymaker defines Americans also defines the threats to Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnemies of the American Way\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new means of understanding a key period when America rose to prominence in international relations while proposing a template that can be used to explain American foreign policy today. It will appeal to students of international relations and foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781628924053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40626190188750,"sku":"9781628924053","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_76ee5536-e8df-477c-82d8-7d84b7110377.jpg?v=1638670493","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781628924053","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}