(Paperback)

Breslin demonstrates that, for two millennia, pleasure has been more effective than pain in defending and advancing the long-term interests of states in foreign affairs. Whether shaped by Asian, European, or American culture, pleasure has demonstrated its effectiveness as a weapon of the strong and

(Hardback)

Positing that presidents shape America's foreign policy according to their ethnic heritage, this intriguing volume examines two groups that have dominated the presidency and the distinctly different agendas that have resulted.

How is American foreign policy determined