US foreign policy since 1945 / Alan P. Dobson and Steve Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobson, Alan P.

Contributor:

Marsh, Steve, 1967-

Series:

Making of the contemporary world

The making of the contemporary world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Physical Description:

xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

U.S. foreign policy since 1945

United States foreign policy since 1945

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

US Foreign Policy since 1945 is an essential introduction to post-war US foreign policy. It combines chronologic and thematic chapters to provide an historical account of US policy and to explore key questions about its design, control and effects. New features of this second edition include expanded coverage of the Cold War, new chapters on the post-Cold War era, a chronology and a new conclusion that draws together key themes and looks to the future.

Contents include: American foreign policy-making, US power and democratic control, Containment strategy and Cold War debates, Economic warfare, US foreign policy by geographical region, Power and purpose in US foreign policy, US interventionism, Rogue states, WMDs and the war on terrorism, The neo-conservative foreign policy revolution.

Contents:

Key personnel xi

1 US foreign policy: evolution, formulation and execution 1

2 The US and the Cold War: explanation and containment 20

3 Superpower collaboration and confrontation: US containment policy, 1950-91 32

4 Economic statecraft, 1945-89 55

5 The US and Europe, 1950-89 67

6 Hegemony and the Western Hemisphere 83

7 The US and Asia, 1945-89 97

8 The US, Africa and the Middle East, 1945-89 110

9 Power and purpose: the end of the Cold War and new challenges for American foreign policy 126

10 The US and post-Cold War Europe 144

11 The US and post-Cold War Africa and the Middle East 164

12 The Western Hemisphere and Asia in the post-Cold War world 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and index.

ISBN:

0415386403

0415386411

OCLC:

63679950

Publisher Number:

9780415386401

9780415386418

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