It has been variously labelled 'Language Poetry', 'Language Writing', 'L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E writing' (after the magazine that ran from 1978 to 1981), and 'language-centred writing'.
Considers how and why a variety of foreigners act strategically to avoid, delay, or change American policy with respect to a broad range of issues in world affairs. This book contains chapters which analyze topics such as: the Kurds and Shia in Iraq; the governments of China, Japan, Turkey, and Germany; the G-7; and, coping with global warming.
