| Description |
xii, 234 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : American political science as ideology -- Imperial Germany -- Nazi Germany -- Stalin's Soviet Union -- Cold War politics -- Conclusion : toward a reflexive political science |
| Summary |
"Ido Oren challenges American political science's definition of itself as an objective science. The material Oren unearthed in his research into the discipline's ideological nature may discomfit many: Woodrow Wilson's admiration of Prussia's efficient bureaucracy; the favorable review of Mein Kampf published in the American Political Science Review; the involvement of political scientists in village pacification and interrogation of Viet Cong prisoners during the Vietnam War. Oren reveals the fervently pro-German views of the founder of the discipline, John W. Burgess, who stated that the Teutonic race was politically superior to all others, and he presents evidence of a long-term, intimate relationship between the discipline and the national security agencies of the U.S. government."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Political science -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
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United States -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140058
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| LC no. |
2002009409 |
| ISBN |
0801435668 : |
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9780801435669 cloth alkaline paper |
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