American Nation-Building: Case Studies from Reconstruction to Afghanistan

Synopsis

Nation-building Enterprises By The United States And The Broader International Community Have Run The Gamut Of Success And Failure. Examining The History Of America's Experience In Nation-building, This Book Describes The Mechanisms Behind What Often Appears To Be A Haphazard Enterprise-- Nation-building In Context -- The Cases For And Against Nation-building -- Altruistic Nation-building : Somalia -- Self-interested Nation-building : Roosevelt's Corollary -- Sequencing Security : The Philippines And Germany -- Armed Resistance To Nation-building : The U.s. South During Reconstruction -- Nation-building At The Local Level : Vietnam -- Nation-building At The National Level : Iraq -- Nation-building And Civil Society : Mitchelville -- The American Government As Nation-builder: Usaid Afghanistan -- Ngos And Igos As Nation-builders : Bosnia -- The Future Of Nation- And State-building. Kevin Dougherty And Robert J. Pauly, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.