The Blair identity : leadership and foreign policy /

The Blair identity : leadership and foreign policy /

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Author / Creator:	Dyson, Stephen Benedict.
Imprint:	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2009.
Description:	165 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Blair, Tony, -- 1953- -- Psychology. Blair, Tony, -- 1953- -- Political and social views. Blair, Tony, -- 1953- Political leadership. Diplomatic relations. Political and social views. Political leadership. Psychology. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1997- Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7885284

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ISBN:	9780719079993 (hbk.) 0719079993 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? Because, this book argues, he was following the core political beliefs and style - the Blair identity - manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. It traces his personal influence on British foreign policy and international politics during his tumultuous tenure.

Table of Contents:

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1. Blair's wars
2. Neoclassical realism and leader psychology: a theory of foreign policy
3. Tony Blair's personality and leadership style
4. The Kosovo and Sierra Leone interventions
5. September 11 and die 'war on terror'
6. Iraq - Blair's war
7. Postwar Iraq
8. The Blair balance sheet
Index