Conflicted Giant American Foreign Policy 1945-2012 a Citty upon a Hill Versus Realpolitik Volume I: 1945-1988

Name: Conflicted Giant American Foreign Policy 1945-2012 a Citty upon a Hill Versus Realpolitik Volume I: 1945-1988
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ISBN: 9781492838227

ISBN-10: 1492838225

ISBN-13: 9781492838227

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Authors: Joseph Harrington

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The two volumes of Conflicted Giant span the period 1945-2012, and are organized by presidential administrations. They present the story of America's ongoing struggle to follow John Withrop's 1630 moral mandate of America being like a "citty upon a hill." The United States still embraces that image, but finds that she is in constant conflict with countries which do not share America's values, confronts situations which require compromise, and, at times, forces Washinton to ignore her moral agenda. Relies heavily upon primary sources and archival materials. Conflicted Giant is a thorough examination of America's foreign policies including her mishaps and failures, while not underplaying the…

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List price: $15.20
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 11/25/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English

JOSEPH HARRINGTON is an associate professor of English at the University of Kansas and the author of Poetry and the Public.