{"product_id":"why-america-cant-retrench-and-how-it-might-hardback-9781509562091","title":"Why America Can't Retrench (And How it Might) (Hardback) 9781509562091","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy America Can't Retrench (And How it Might)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509562091, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Why is it so hard to restrain American military commitments abroad? Harris offers an incisive explanation of how militarism became entrenched in the American state and shows how rethinking U.S. foreign policy can simultaneously renew American society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Coates, Wake Forest University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“In this timely, thought-provoking analysis, Peter Harris makes a powerful case for greater transparency, openness, and pluralism in US foreign policymaking. Proponents of American ‘primacy’ and ‘restraint’ alike will benefit from his diagnosis of what’s gone wrong and how to correct it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Trubowitz, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A manifesto for a twenty-first-century US foreign policy. Peter Harris makes a clear and compelling case that global military primacy is a losing grand strategy for the United States, both abroad and at home. More than that, he points the way toward a post-primacy revival of American internationalism and identifies the domestic reforms needed to get there. Essential reading.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen​​​​ Wertheim, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“essential reading”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eResponsible Statecraft\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as growing polarization and hyper-partisanship define society and politics at home, American leaders seem to agree on one thing: US military dominance abroad is essential for national security and international stability. This is despite an upswing in popular support for “doing less” overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat explains Washington’s blinkered view of its foreign policy options? Why is the pursuit of military primacy so deeply entrenched in America that alternative approaches have become unthinkable?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe answer, argues Peter Harris, can be found at the level of domestic politics. The modern US state was built during World War II and the Cold War to support a globe-spanning and long-term effort to project military power abroad. This domestic order is hardwired to reject foreign policies of restraint or retrenchment. If the United States is ever to assume a more normal world role, it must first undergo a period of domestic reform, renewal, and realignment. This book explains what these domestic changes might look like – and how a grand strategy of restraint can be implemented from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDedication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Waves of Expansion, 1857–present\u003cbr\u003e2 The Restraint Debate\u003cbr\u003e3 Making the Militarist State\u003cbr\u003e4 America’s Primacists\u003cbr\u003e5 Unfit for Peace\u003cbr\u003e6 Domestic Renewal\u003cbr\u003e7 Internationalism Anew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441814171928,"sku":"9781509562091","price":32.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509562091.jpg?v=1785026880","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-america-cant-retrench-and-how-it-might-hardback-9781509562091","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}