Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
Subtitle: Foreign Policy, Race, and the New American Century
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: May 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780275983093
Subjects: International relations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - Executive Branch; Government - U.S. Government; International Relations - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; 1995-2005; African American diplomats; Diplomatic history; Iraq War, 2003-; World politics
Description: "This work examines the roles played by Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice in the construction of U.S. foreign policy, exploring the ways in which their racial identity challenges conventional notions about the role of race in international relations." "Neither Powell nor Rice consciously allowed their racial identity to substantially influence or characterize their participation in the defense and projection of U.S. hegemony, Clarence argues, but both used their racial identity and experiences strategically in key circumstances to defend Bush administration policies.".

"Locating Powell and Rice within the genealogy of the current national security strategy, and within broader shifts under George W. Bush, Lusane argues that their racial location in the context of the construction of U.S. foreign policy is symbolic, and that it serves to distract from the substantive part they play in the ongoing reconfiguration of U.S. global power. Criticism of their policies, for example, is often blunted by race. Black liberals may be reluctant to condemn them; white liberals may be afraid criticism could be interpreted as racial bias. Lusane tackles these difficult issues along with others, asking whether there is a black consensus on foreign policy and, if so, what its dimensions, driving forces, and prospects for stability are."--BOOK JACKET.