Screen LibraryA concise history of U.S. foreign policy /
"Now in a fully updated edition that goes through the Obama administration and the election of Donald Trump, this compact and accessible introduction offers a historical perspective on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from the founding to the present. Joyce P. Kaufman provides students with...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Now in a fully updated edition that goes through the Obama administration and the election of Donald Trump, this compact and accessible introduction offers a historical perspective on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from the founding to the present. Joyce P. Kaufman provides students with a clear and concise understanding of key decisions and why they were made. She identifies the major themes that have guided foreign policy and the reasons that the United States pursued the policies that it did in the context of specific periods in the nation's history. The book focuses on the major a |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-230) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442270442 1442270446 9781442270459 1442270454 |
| Index Number: | E183 |
| CLC: | D871.29 |
| Call Number: | D871.29/K214/4th ed. |
| Contents: | Setting the stage for understanding U.S. foreign policy -- Unilateralism to engagement: the founding to the end of World War I, 1777-1920 -- From isolationism to superpower: the interwar years through World War II, 1920-1945 -- The making of a superpower: Cold War foreign policy, 1946-1980 -- The Cold War and beyond: Reagan through Clinton, 1981-2001 -- George W. Bush: a new direction for U.S. foreign policy?, 2001-2009 -- Obama and U.S. foreign policy: 2009-2017 and beyond -- The future of U.S. foreign policy. |