false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171103296m/87398.jpg 87398 2 Now in paperback, Joseph Nye's "indispensable" guide to reshaping America's role in the world (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>)<P> Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation's ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce-grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. But as a new administration-whether Republican or Democrat-maps out its foreign policy, Nye emphasizes the importance of husbanding our military power and nurturing our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help the United States deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation. America needs to move in a new direction. Isn't it time that we listened to the guidance of one of our foremost foreign policy experts and put his ideas into action? 84363 2004 Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics total:90|5:13|4:33|3:36|2:8|1:0| 90 321 136 15 2 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 20:53:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 20:59:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 06 04:39:18 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 04:43:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 22 18:16:30 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 18:23:15 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:06:46 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:07:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 07:54:03 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:54:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 10:06:54 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 10:07:05 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 11:54:36 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:30:37 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 19:40:33 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 19:42:19 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 10:23:23 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 05:35:41 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 24 08:56:43 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 12:26:42 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Tue Jun 10 04:54:24 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 11:22:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 31 11:46:06 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 11:46:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 08 18:49:54 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 08 18:49:54 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 11:47:28 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:05:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 13:06:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 13:07:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 08:37:26 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 08:37:46 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 18:24:17 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 18:24:17 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 16:36:31 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 16:36:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 15:06:19 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 15:06:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 06:26:47 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 06:26:47 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87398