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Eric Foner. The Story of American Freedom. New York : Norton, 1998. xxii-482 p. Illus. $ 27.95.

With security experts so many and prominent in its ranks, the Bush Administration unsurprisingly came to power with a far-reaching strategic agenda. The project implies redirecting US foreign and security policy away from vaguely-defined objectives and undiscerning interventions. Practically, its pr...

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Auteur principal:	Portes, Jacques
Format:	Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:	Français
Publié:	2001
Accès en ligne:	Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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