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- catalog abstract ""The United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the UN General Assembly because it is $1.6 billion in arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919. Why, many ask, are Americans the first to create international organizations and the first to abandon them? What is it about the American political culture that breeds both the most ardent supporters and the most vocal detractors of international organization? And why can't they find any common ground?"--Jacket. "In seeking to uncover the roots of American ambivalence toward international organizations, this political history presents the first major analysis of U.S. attitudes toward both the United Nations and the League of Nations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11445531.
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 20th century.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""In seeking to uncover the roots of American ambivalence toward international organizations, this political history presents the first major analysis of U.S. attitudes toward both the United Nations and the League of Nations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""The United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the UN General Assembly because it is $1.6 billion in arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919. Why, many ask, are Americans the first to create international organizations and the first to abandon them? What is it about the American political culture that breeds both the most ardent supporters and the most vocal detractors of international organization? And why can't they find any common ground?"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The price of uncertainty and division -- A special nation, peerless and indispensable -- National interests, sovereignty, and global governance -- Enemies within, enemies without -- America in loyal opposition -- Dilemmas of force -- Keeping the peace: national interests and international commitments -- Reform for all seasons -- Who should pay for the UN? -- The political landscape -- Old realities, new opportunities.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 374 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0815753071 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "081575308X (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1989-".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "341.23/73 21".
- catalog subject "E744 .L89 1999".
- catalog subject "League of Nations History.".
- catalog subject "League of Nations Public opinion.".
- catalog subject "Political culture United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Public opinion United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "United Nations History.".
- catalog subject "United Nations Public opinion.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The price of uncertainty and division -- A special nation, peerless and indispensable -- National interests, sovereignty, and global governance -- Enemies within, enemies without -- America in loyal opposition -- Dilemmas of force -- Keeping the peace: national interests and international commitments -- Reform for all seasons -- Who should pay for the UN? -- The political landscape -- Old realities, new opportunities.".
- catalog title "Mixed messages : American politics and international organization, 1919-1999 / Edward C. Luck.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".