The international ambitions of Mao and Nehru: national efficacy beliefs and the making of foreign policy
Kennedy, Andrew Bingham
The international ambitions of Mao and Nehru: national efficacy beliefs and the making of foreign policy Kennedy, Andrew Bingham - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012 - ix, 261 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do leaders sometimes challenge, rather than accept, the international structures that surround their states? In The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru, Andrew Kennedy answers this question through in-depth studies of Chinese foreign policy under Mao Zedong and Indian foreign policy under Jawaharlal Nehru. Drawing on international relations theory and psychological research, Kennedy offers a new theoretical explanation for bold leadership in foreign policy, one that stresses the beliefs that leaders develop about the "national efficacy" of their states. He shows how this approach illuminates several of Mao and Nehru's most important military and diplomatic decisions, drawing on archival evidence and primary source materials from China, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A rare blend of theoretical innovation and historical scholarship, The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru is a fascinating portrait of how foreign policy decisions are made.
9781107029200
Social science
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 - Philosophy
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 - Philosophy
International relations - Philosophy
World politics -1945-1989
China - Foreign relations - 1949-1976
India - Foreign relations - 1947-1984
327.51009045 / K3I6
The international ambitions of Mao and Nehru: national efficacy beliefs and the making of foreign policy Kennedy, Andrew Bingham - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012 - ix, 261 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do leaders sometimes challenge, rather than accept, the international structures that surround their states? In The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru, Andrew Kennedy answers this question through in-depth studies of Chinese foreign policy under Mao Zedong and Indian foreign policy under Jawaharlal Nehru. Drawing on international relations theory and psychological research, Kennedy offers a new theoretical explanation for bold leadership in foreign policy, one that stresses the beliefs that leaders develop about the "national efficacy" of their states. He shows how this approach illuminates several of Mao and Nehru's most important military and diplomatic decisions, drawing on archival evidence and primary source materials from China, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A rare blend of theoretical innovation and historical scholarship, The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru is a fascinating portrait of how foreign policy decisions are made.
9781107029200
Social science
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 - Philosophy
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 - Philosophy
International relations - Philosophy
World politics -1945-1989
China - Foreign relations - 1949-1976
India - Foreign relations - 1947-1984
327.51009045 / K3I6