In the Shadow of the Cold War: American Foreign Policy from George Bush Sr. to Donald Trump
- ISBN-10
- 0521199875
- ISBN-13
- 9780521199872
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-12-31
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Timothy J. Lynch
Description
Examines American engagement with the world from the fall of Soviet communism through the opening years of the Trump administration.
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