1. Edition - April 2010
77.90 Euro
2010. 272 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-8448-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-8448-9 - John Wiley & Sons






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Detailed description
This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examine foreign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but also through social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to provide comprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted with the wider world since 1898.
* Draws together over 50 primary documents to give readers a first-hand account of the people and events that shaped the foreign policy of the United States
* Incorporates documents relating not only to leaders and states, but also to social movements, cultures, ideas, and images
* Highlights the diverse range of contributors to debates about American foreign policy, from presidents to protesters, students to singers
* Includes a comprehensive introduction to the subject and headnotes for each document written by the editor, as well as a bibliography for further study

From the contents
List of Illustrations.

Series Editors' Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Source Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. War, Imperialism, Anti-Imperialism.

2. The Great War and Its Aftermath.

3. The Great Depression, Fascist Fears, and Social Change in America.

4. The Second World War.

5. The Early Cold War.

6. Rebellions Against the Cold War.

7. Détente, Human Rights, and the Continuation of the Cold War.

8. The End of the Cold War.

9. After the Cold War.

10. The War on Terror.

Select Bibliography.