American Approach to Foreign Affairs An Uncertain Tradition

Name: American Approach to Foreign Affairs An Uncertain Tradition
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ISBN: 9780275973162

ISBN-10: 0275973166

ISBN-13: 9780275973162

Edition: N/A

Authors: Roger S. Whitcomb

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America's foreign relations "tradition," for all its successes, has not always served the American people well. Utilizing "tradition" as a framework of analysis of the historic American approach to foreign affairs, this book critically examines the country's international conduct over time, leading to a number of provocative and controversial conclusions. The first section deals with ideas, ideals, and ideology in American history that provide a context and value structure that have long conditioned the American people's conception of the world. The second part critically examines the problematic American national style of interacting with others. The nation's parochial approach to…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 2/28/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Preface: An American Paradox


Introduction: The American Tradition of Foreign Affairs



Ideas, Ideals, and Ideology in American History



Policy Imperatives: The American National Style



The Approach to Problem-Solving



The Isolationist-Interventionist Impulse



Tradition Manifest: The American Concept of Alliance



Reflections


Selected Bibliography


Index