Description:Johnston argues that the preemptive first-use of nuclear weapons, long the foundation of American nuclear strategy, was not the carefully reasoned response to a growing Soviet conventional threat. Instead, it was part of a process of cultural 'socialization', by which the United States reconstituted the previously nationalist strategic cultures of the European allies into a seamless western community directed by Washington. Building a bridge between theory and practice, this book examines the usefulness of cultural theory in international history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First Use, 1945-1955. To get started finding Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First Use, 1945-1955, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
329
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Release
2008
ISBN
128136777X
Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First Use, 1945-1955
Description: Johnston argues that the preemptive first-use of nuclear weapons, long the foundation of American nuclear strategy, was not the carefully reasoned response to a growing Soviet conventional threat. Instead, it was part of a process of cultural 'socialization', by which the United States reconstituted the previously nationalist strategic cultures of the European allies into a seamless western community directed by Washington. Building a bridge between theory and practice, this book examines the usefulness of cultural theory in international history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First Use, 1945-1955. To get started finding Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First Use, 1945-1955, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.