Crucible of Power A History of American Foreign Relations From 1897

Name: Crucible of Power A History of American Foreign Relations From 1897
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ISBN: 9780742558267

ISBN-10: 0742558266

ISBN-13: 9780742558267

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Howard Jones

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In this updated edition of Crucible of Power, Howard Jones has included a number of revisions and additions aimed at making the book more attractive to students, teachers, and general readers. A new final chapter brings the story of America's foreign relations as close to the present as possible by focusing on President George W. Bush and his dealing with 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the global war on terrorism. Among other changes, every chapter now has at least one excerpt from a key document of the period, allowing the reader to examine historical evidence firsthand in hopes of providing a feel for the period involved, promoting an understanding of history through the eyes…

Book details

List price: $98.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 638
Size: 7.11" wide x 10.05" long x 1.47" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English



List of Maps


Acknowledgments


Preface



U.S. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1897-1900



Theodore Roosevelt and the Search for World Order, 1900-1913



Woodrow Wilson and Missionary Diplomacy: Prologue to U.S. Entry into World War I, 1913-1917



World War I and the League of Nations, 1917-1921



The Independent Internationalism of the United States, 1921-1933



The Coming of World War II, 1933-1939



From Europe to Pearl Harbor, 1939-1941



Wartime Diplomacy and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1945



Cold War and Containment in Europe and the Near East, 1945-1950



Cold War and Containment in East Asia, 1950-1953



Containment Continued: The Eisenhower Years, 1953-1961



Containment at the Brink: Kennedy and Cuba, 1961-1963



Containment in Collapse: Johnson and Vietnam, 1963-1969



Vietnamization through Detente: A New Containment, 1969-1977



The New World Order: Jimmy Carter and the Diplomacy of Human Rights, 1977-1981



Cold War II: Reagan and the Revival of Containment, 1981-1989



The End of the Cold War and the Outbreak of Regional Conflicts, 1989-2001



President George W. Bush and Missionary Diplomacy: 9/11, the Preemptive War with Iraq, and the Global War on Terrorism, 2001-


Index


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