America's international relations since World War I
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America's international relations since World War I
Oxford University Press, 1999
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780195123883
Description
Organized chronologically by presidential administration, this text offers an account of American diplomatic history in the 20th century. It focuses on the personalities and economic, cultural and military factors which influence the politics of US foreign policy. Each chapter presents the key foreign relations problems addressed by a particular presidential administration, and concludes with a short assessment of the accomplishments, events and problems of that administration. The chapters are cross-referenced topically so the reader can follow a particular subject, such as the Vietnam War, through several administrations. The text also includes a list of recommended readings.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195123890
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Organized chronologically by presidential administration, this text offers an accessible and comprehensive account of American diplomatic history in the 20th century. Bagby focuses on the personalities and economic, cultural and military factors which influence the politics of US foreign policy. Each chapter presents the key foreign relations problems addressed by a particular presidential administration, and concludes with a short assessment of the accomplishments, events and problems of that administration. The chapters are cross-referenced topically so students can follow a particular subject, such as the Vietnam War, through several administrations. The text also includes a helpful list of recommended readings.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Elements of the Systems
1: The United States Enters World War I
2: World War and Peace Settlement
3: Foreign Relations in the 1920s
4: From Isolation to Involvement
5: The United States Enters the War
6: Wartime Diplomacy
7: Onset of the Cold
8: Cold and Hot War in East Asia
9: Eisenhower and Dulles: Cold War in East Asia and Latin America
10: Eisenhower and Dulles: Cold War in Europe and the Middle East
11: Kennedy's Foreign Policy
12: The Lyndon Johnson Administration
13: Nixon and Detente
14: Cold War Continued: Nixon and Ford Policies in Africa and Vietnam
15: The Carter Administration
16: Reagan: Cold War and Counterrevolution
17: Reagan: From Confrontation to Closeness
18: President Bush and the End of the Cold War
19: President Clinton and the Post Cold War World
Recommended readings
Index
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