Getting Out : : Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq /

Getting Out : : Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq / / ed. by Nicolaus Mills, Michael Walzer.

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Eventually every conqueror, every imperial power, every occupying army gets out. Why do they decide to leave? And how do political and military leaders manage withdrawal? Do they take with them those who might be at risk if left behind? What are the immediate consequences of departure? For Michael W...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection
MitwirkendeR:
Avineri, Shlomo,
Bhargava, Rajeev,
Bromwich, David,
Fitzgerald, Frances,
Karnow, Stanley,
Mills, Nicolaus,
Moler, Freds,
O'Leary, Brendan,
Packer, George,
Shepard, Todd,
Walzer, Michael,
Weintraub, Stanley,
HerausgeberIn:
Mills, Nicolaus,
Walzer, Michael,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]
©2009
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • LESSONS FROM THE PAST
  • 1. No Exit but Victory: Britain and the American Colonies
  • 2. America and the Philippines: The Graceful Withdrawal
  • 3. India and Britain: The Consequences of Leaving Too Soon
  • 4. The Surprising Success: The United States and Korea
  • 5. France and Algeria: Claim Victory and Au Revoir
  • 6. Vietnam and the United States: The Price of Intransigence
  • 7. The Gates of Gaza and the Limits of Power: Israel and Gaza
  • GETTING IN / GETTING OUT
  • 8. 9/11 and the Road to Iraq
  • 9 The Persistence of Empire
  • 10. Departing Responsibly
  • 11. It Isn't Over
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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