Written by two distinguished scholars, this book provides invaluable insight into the classic ideas of American diplomacy.
David Ramsay claimed he was “a citizen of the world and therefore despise[d] national reflections.” Yet he did not believe he was being “inconsistent” in hoping that the professions would be “administered to my country by its own sons.
This work examines Jefferson's legacy for American foreign policy in the light of several critical themes which continue to be highly significant today: the struggle between isolationists and interventionists, the historic ambivalence over ...
An original and stimulating critique of American empire
An original and stimulating critique of American empire
Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the ...
Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the ...
The only President in the last half of the 19th century who understood the problem of tariffs was Grover Cleveland, the last Jeffersonian Democrat elected President. Cleveland saw how high tariffs shifted resources of the economy to the ...
Micklethwait, John und Wooldridge, Adrian. The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. New York: Modern Library, 2003. Milano, Kenneth W. Hidden History of Kensington & Fishtown. Charleston, SC: History Press, ...
This work examines Jefferson's legacy for American foreign policy in the light of several critical themes which continue to be highly significant today: the struggle between isolationists and interventionists, the historic ambivalence over ...
An original and stimulating critique of American empire
A magnificent new volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States, written by the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Gordon S. Wood.