Hegemony and Culture in the Origins of NATO Nuclear First-Use, 1945-1955 (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	A. Johnston
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	329
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7024-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons
LSN:	1-4039-7024-6
Barcode:	9781403970244

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