Crucible of power : a history of American foreign relations to 1913 / Howard Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Howard, 1940-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--To 1865.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1865-1921.

Physical Description:

xii, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 2002.

Summary:

Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. This core text demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the rise and decline of the United States (relative to the ascent of other nations) in world power status. This volume relies on the natural chronology of historical events to organize and narrate the story as the nation's leaders saw it. It will help students understand the plight of present-day policymakers who encounter an array of problems that are rarely susceptible to simple analysis and ready solution. This text is ideal for American diplomatic history survey courses and courses on American foreign policy from the American Revolution to the present.

Contents:

1 The Revolutionary Beginnings of American Foreign Policy, 1775-1789 1

2 The Federalist Era and the Wars of the French Revolution, 1789-1801 28

3 Jeffersonian Diplomacy, 1801-1809 48

4 The War of 1812 and the Completion of American Independence, 1809-1817 70

5 The Diplomacy of Hemispheric Order, 1817-1825 89

6 To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1825-1842 112

7 Destiny and Annexation: Oregon, Texas, and the Mexican War, 1842-1848 136

8 Between the Wars, 1848-1861: Young America and the Paradox of Slavery and Freedom 165

9 The Civil War, 1861-1865 188

10 Prelude to American Imperialism, 1865-1897 221

11 U.S. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1897-1900 244

12 Theodore Roosevelt and the Search for World Order, 1900-1913 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0842029168

OCLC:

48256272