Reviews for The politics of policy making in defense and foreign affairs

The average rating for The politics of policy making in defense and foreign affairs based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-15 00:00:00 Christine Petruszczak I read this book as part of the The Politics of Policy course that I took with Professor Hilsman at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs in the Fall of 1986. This book was the primary textbook for the course. The book and class were fascinating. The semester ended in a two-session in-lecture simulation of defence and foreign affairs policy making around simulated hypothetical conflicts in the Middle East, Latin America and Central Europe. The required reading syllabus also included Ethics and Foreign Policy by Joseph S. Nye Jr., Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile by Graham Allison, and Game Plan: How to Conduct the U.S.-Soviet Contest by Zbigniew Brzeziński

Review # 2 was written on 2008-01-31 00:00:00 Monica Martinez I really enjoyed this tall tale set in the South on a plantation. When Addy is sent to catch fish for her master's supper, she finds a boy floating in a basket. Jabe is his name and he calls to the fish and they jump out of the river and into Addy's wagon. As time goes on, Jabe grows tall and can finish work faster than the whole plantation slaves combined. He can weed a field of soybeans before sunup and is as strong as fifty men. But his most amazing feat is he can make slaves vanish to freedom. I enjoy tall tales and this original tall tale is no exception. I did wish it contained an author's note to give further information about slavery, if this tall tale is based on any folklore from that era/region or is completely original, etc. And, of course, the illustrations by Kadir Nelson are just as wonderful as I have come to expect from his work.