For better or worse--be it militarily, politically, economically, technologically, or culturally--Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. The United States has been a savior to some, a curse to others, but either way such views are often based on a caricature of American actions and intentions. American Foreign Relations, then, is a subject of immense global importance that provokes strong emotions and much debate, but often based on deep misunderstanding. This Very Short Introduction analyzes the key episodes, themes, and individuals in the history of American foreign relations. While discussing diplomacy and the periods of war that have shaped national and international history, it also addresses such topics as industrialization, globalization, imperialism, and immigration. Covering the Revolution through the War on Terror, it examines the connections between domestic politics and foreign affairs, as well as the importance of ideals and values. Sharply written and highly readable, American Foreign Relations offers a clear-eyed narrative of America's role in the world and how it has evolved over time. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
An Interpretive History of American Foreign Relations
This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examine foreign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but also through social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to provide comprehensive understanding of how Americans ...
Revised and updated introduction to American diplomatic history.
Designed to supplement the Guide to the Diplomatic History of the U.S. (1935), this bibliography has items arranged chronologically, geographically and topically, while indexes refer to authors, subjects and individuals....
How does the history of U.S. foreign relations appear differently when viewed through the lens of ideology? This book explores the ideological landscape of international relations from the colonial era to the present.
Describes the history of the foreign relations of the United States during a period when they emerged as a key global power This volume describes the history of the foreign relations of the united states during 1913-1945, the period of two ...
This volume includes historiographical surveys of American foreign relations since 1941 by some of the country's leading historians.
But whatever the motive, the goal of ridding North Korea of all its nuclear weapons and missiles is likely to be unmet so long as the current regime rules the North. That North Korea has been able to build a modern nuclear and missile ...
Soon after making this speech, the president secured his troop surge. After a while, violence dropped ... In J. Garry Clifford and Theodore A. Wilson, eds., Presidents, Diplomats, and Other Mortals, 231–49. 2007. Baker, James A., III, ...
This is the latest edition of a major work on the history of American foreign policy. The volume reflects the revisionism prevalent in the field but offers balanced accounts.