{"product_id":"democracy-in-exile-daniel-bessner-9781501785078","title":"Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Daniel Bessner explores the life of Hans Speier, one of the most significant figures in the history of U.S. defense policy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBessner traces Speier's intellectual development from Weimar Germany to the Cold War United States, revealing how his European roots shaped the expert-driven approach to foreign policymaking that American elites institutionalized during and after World War II. A key figure in a transatlantic network of émigré policymakers and analysts, Speier helped establish novel institutions such as the RAND Corporation that transformed how U.S. foreign policy was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e highlights how social scientists like Speier left academia to create a \"military-intellectual complex\" that insulated American decision making from public opinion and that continues to shape U.S. defense policy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Bessner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501785079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501785078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Bessner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202933473535,"sku":"9781501785078","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53fc7292-6135-42f5-bbd8-faf03c3b0d9e.jpg?v=1756833834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-in-exile-daniel-bessner-9781501785078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}