Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy (Analytical Perspectives on Politics) Book

The new edition of this concise masterwork includes vast amounts of fresh information on American foreign policy in the post-9/11 era (including the war in Iraq). Holsti explores the poorly understood role of public opinion in international affairs and examines Americans' capacity to make informed judgments about issues far removed from their personal experience. Looking beyond the clichéd assumption that Americans are ill-informed about their country's foreign affairs, Holsti shows us that public opinion is nonetheless typically stable and reasonable -- a conclusion with enormous domestic and international implications. Assessing new data and breaking events, Holsti's revised edition of his classic work is must reading for anyone interested in the formulation and conduct of our nation's foreign affairs in the post-9/11 era.Ole R. Holsti is George V. Allen Professor of Political Science at Duke University.Read More