Lives at Risk - Hostages and Victims in American Foreign Policy (Paperback, New)

Lives at Risk: Hostages and Victims in American Foreign Policy is the first book that provides the historical content needed to understand terrorism and America's responses to terrorist acts. Historian Russell D. Buhite here examines key instances of hostage-taking throughout U.S. history, from the late eighteenth century to the 1980s, and shows how our policies have evolved and how previous experiences can help us deal with terrorist threats today. Professor Buhite begins this study with a discussion of the special problems that the United States has faced in dealing with hostage crises. The subsequent chapters then proceed chronologically through U.S. history, narrating major hostage incidents and tracing changes in Washington's stance toward terrorists. Lives at Risk will appeal to teachers of courses in foreign policy, diplomatic history, general history, and political science.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1995
First published:	August 1995
Authors:	Russell D. Buhite
Dimensions:	227 x 169 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8420-2553-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	0-8420-2553-7
Barcode:	9780842025539

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