Research Catalog

Title

The Godfather doctrine : a foreign policy parable / John C. Hulsman and A. Wess Mitchell.

Author

Hulsman, John C., 1967-

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

Mitchell, A. Wess, 1977-

Description

85 pages; 16 cm

Summary

"The Godfather Doctrine draws essential lessons from perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie ever made to illustrate America's changing geopolitical predicament. In it, John Hulsman and Wess Mitchell show how the aging godfather, Don Vito Corleone, is emblematic of Cold War American power on the decline in a new and dangerous world, and how the Don's heirs uncannily exemplify the three leading schools of American foreign policy today. Tom, the left-of-center liberal institutionalist, thinks the old rules still apply and that negotiation is the answer. Sonny is the Bush-era neocon who shoots first and asks questions later, proving an easy target for his enemies. Only Michael, the realist, has a sure feel for the changing scene, recognizing the need for flexible combinations of soft and hard power to keep the family strong and maintain its influence and security. Expanding on Hulsman and Mitchell's widely debated article, "Pax Corleone," The Godfather Doctrine explains for everyone why Francis Ford Coppola's epic story holds key insights for ensuring America's survival in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• United States > Foreign relations > 1989-
• Godfather films > History and criticism

Contents

The Godfather Doctrine -- Epilogue: Critics and Crisis.

ISBN

• 9780691141473 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0691141479 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008042881
• 40016462753

OCLC

• ocn261204403
• 261204403
• SCSB-5460624

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries