Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First-Use, 1945–1955
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 rec...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2005. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403976932 |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | X, 329 p. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781403976932 |