Alanson B. Houghton : ambassador of the new era / Jeffrey J. Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Jeffrey J., 1965-

Series:

Biographies in American foreign policy ; no. 11.

Biographies in American foreign policy ; no. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Houghton, Alanson Bigelow, 1863-1941.

Houghton, Alanson Bigelow.

Ambassadors--United States--Biography.

Ambassadors.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1921-1923.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1923-1929.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : SR Books, [2004]

Summary:

Alanson B. Houghton_American industrialist, politician, and diplomat_was the world's most influential diplomat during the 'New Era' of the 1920s. Houghton, who served as ambassador to both Germany (1922D25) and Great Britain (1925D29), offers a unique window into the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. This fascinating new text by Jeffrey J. Matthews provides a clear and concise account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of U.S. foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history.

Contents:

The dawn of a new era

Scholar, industrialist, public servant, 1863-1922

Confronting conservative internationalism, 1922-1923

Belated intervention, 1923-1924

America's honest broker, 1925-1926

America's ambiguous internationalism, 1926-1927

Final opportunities, 1928-1929.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index.

ISBN:

0842050507

0842050515

OCLC:

53398102