American Foreign Relations since Independence

Richard Dean Burns,Joseph M. Siracusa,Jason C. Flanagan

American Foreign Relations since Independence
Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Country
United States
Published
21 March 2013
Pages
445
ISBN
9781440800511

American Foreign Relations since Independence

Richard Dean Burns,Joseph M. Siracusa,Jason C. Flanagan

This book provides a succinct and accessible interpretation of the major event and ideas that have shaped U.S. foreign relations since the American Revolution-historical factors that now affect our current debates and commitments in the Middle East as well as Europe and Asia.

American Foreign Relations since Independence explores the relationship of American policies to national interest and the limits of the nation’s power, reinterpreting the nature and history of American foreign relations.

The book brings together the collective knowledge of three generations of diplomatic historians to create a readily accessible introduction to the subject. The authors explicitly challenge and reject the perennial debates about isolationism versus internationalism, instead asserting that American foreign relations have been characterized by the permanent tension inherent in America’s desire to engage with the world and its equally powerful determination to avoid entanglement in the world’s troubles. This work is ideally suited as a resource for students of politics, international affairs, and history, and it will provide compelling insights for informed general readers.

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