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Soft power : the means to success in world politics / Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Title
  1. Soft power : the means to success in world politics / Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Published by
  1. New York : Public Affairs, c2004.
Author
  1. Nye, Joseph S.

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Description
  1. xvi, 191 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. "Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently - and often incorrectly - by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power - the ability to coerce - grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies."
  2. "Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Joseph Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recuiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This is our guide."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Power (Social sciences) > United States
  2. World politics > 1989-
  3. Buitenlandse politiek
  4. Politieke macht
  5. Geweldloosheid
  6. Overreding
  7. United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
  8. United States > Foreign relations > Philosophy
  9. United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009
  10. United States
  11. Foreign policy
  12. Power (International relations)
  13. Diplomacy
  14. History
  15. Foreign opinion
  16. Overseas item
Contents
  1. The changing nature of power -- Sources of American soft power -- Others' soft power -- Wielding soft power -- Soft power and American foreign policy.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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