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<i>Days of Decision</i> is an excellent classroom tool that introduces students to twelve highly readable and interesting U.S. foreign policy cases. From a historical perspective, this book is valuable in and of itself, but Nojeim and Kilroy also demonstrate how to view history analytically by examining micro, macro, and contextual factors influencing the policy-making process. In the end, U.S. foreign policy is analyzed in a carefully crafted, accessible way that strengthens students' knowledge of history and their ability to analyze it. --Michael T. Snarr, professor of political science, Wilmington College, and co-editor of <i>Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective</i>--Michael T. Snarr (02/23/2011)

A valuable teaching tool for instructors and students, Days of Decision clearly outlines the domestic and international context of key events in the history of U.S. foreign policy while highlighting the often complex decision-making process among policy makers. Rather than presenting U.S. foreign policy through a narrow prism, the authors have selected twelve turning points that act as springboards for gaining a wide understanding of America's global engagement over the past century. The chapter on 9/11 and its aftermath is especially welcome. --Daniel Weimer, assistant professor of history, Wheeling Jesuit University--Daniel Weimer (12/15/2010 12:00:00 AM) Days of Decision is an excellent classroom tool that introduces students to twelve highly readable and interesting U.S. foreign policy cases. From a historical perspective, this book is valuable in and of itself, but Nojeim and Kilroy also demonstrate how to view history analytically by examining micro, macro, and contextual factors influencing the policy-making process. In the end, U.S. foreign policy is analyzed in a carefully crafted, accessible way that strengthens students' knowledge of history and their ability to analyze it. --Michael T. Snarr, professor of political science, Wilmington College, and co-editor of Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective--Michael T. Snarr (2/23/2011 12:00:00 AM)

""Days of Decision is an excellent classroom tool that introduces students to twelve highly readable and interesting U.S. foreign policy cases. From a historical perspective, this book is valuable in and of itself, but Nojeim and Kilroy also demonstrate how to view history analytically by examining micro, macro, and contextual factors influencing the policy-making process. In the end, U.S. foreign policy is analyzed in a carefully crafted, accessible way that strengthens students' knowledge of history and their ability to analyze it.""--Michael T. Snarr, professor of political science, Wilmington College, and co-editor of Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective-- (2/23/2011 12:00:00 AM) ""A valuable teaching tool for instructors and students, Days of Decision clearly outlines the domestic and international context of key events in the history of U.S. foreign policy while highlighting the often complex decision-making process among policy makers. Rather than presenting U.S. foreign policy through a narrow prism, the authors have selected twelve turning points that act as springboards for gaining a wide understanding of America's global engagement over the past century. The chapter on 9/11 and its aftermath is especially welcome.""--Daniel Weimer, assistant professor of history, Wheeling Jesuit University-- (12/15/2010 12:00:00 AM)

A valuable teaching tool for instructors and students, Days of Decision clearly outlines the domestic and international context of key events in the history of U.S. foreign policy while highlighting the often complex decision-making process among policy makers. Rather than presenting U.S. foreign policy through a narrow prism, the authors have selected twelve turning points that act as springboards for gaining a wide understanding of America's global engagement over the past century. The chapter on 9/11 and its aftermath is especially welcome.

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Michael J. Nojeim is a program coordinator and associate professor of political science at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. He has published articles on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and nonviolent resistance. He is the author of Gandhi and King: The Power of Nonviolent Resistance (2004). He lives in Tomball, Texas.

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