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100 1 $aColodny, Len.
245 14 $aThe forty years war :$bthe rise and fall of the neocons, from Nixon to Obama /$cLen Colodny and Tom Shachtman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarper,$cc2009.
300 $axiv, 489 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
505 0 $aBOOK ONE: OPPOSING NIXON. 1. THE ROAD TO CHINA. Nixon's foreign policy dreams -- The anti-Nixon -- Sending signals -- Young men in a hurry -- "Actual or feigned" -- Cambodia and Echo -- Crises expose fissures -- Approaching the zenith -- 2. UNDERMINING THE PRESIDENCY. Making allies into enemies -- A federal offense of the highest order -- Three out of three, Mr. President -- A meeting of mind-sets -- Actions and reactions -- 3. THE HAIG ADMINISTRATION. Three quick strikes -- Nullifying Nixon -- Protecting the flanks -- Endgame -- BOOK TWO: THE TRIUMPH OF THE NEOCONS. 4. THE POST-NIXON YEARS. A short honeymoon -- Yielding to the right -- Primary battles -- The Carter interregnum -- 5. THE REAGAN EVOLUTION. Fits and starts -- The high tide of anti-communism, and after -- Not going to Baghdad -- The post-Cold War dilemma -- VI. FULL POWER. Neocons versus Clinton -- From candidate to Bush -- The neocon hour of triumph -- The Cheney regency -- Losing power -- Foreign affairs and the 2008 election.
520 $aAn exposé of the neo-conservative movement throughout the past four decades documents its role in undermining the Nixon administration, supporting Reagan, and promoting the war in Iraq, in a report that draws on declassified documents and other official sources.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [437]-467) and index.
650 0 $aConservatism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aConservatism$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-
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700 1 $aShachtman, Tom.
988 $a20091217
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