Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state /

"This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U...

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Main Author: Travis, Philip W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2017]
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Summary:"This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U.S. War on Terror in the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498537186 (e-book)