U.S. foreign policy : a documentary and reference guide / Akis Kalaitzidis and Gregory W. Streich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalaitzidis, Akis, 1969-

Contributor:

Streich, Gregory W.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Documentary and reference guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Sources.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xx, 331 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

Summary:

The study of historical primary documents provides a uniquely beneficial and insightful view into history. To that end, U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide presents and interprets important documents from throughout U.S. history, from the administration of George Washington to that of Barack Obama. Examining U.S. foreign policy through this lens identifies the ideals of the United States during different periods, illuminates the intent behind its military actions, and reveals how each American president interpreted his moral responsibilities as leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world. Organized to allow readers to examine the historical evolution of U.S. foreign policy, the book includes treaties, speeches, and other documents that illustrate important doctrines and decisions over the more than two centuries of American history, covering all presidential doctrines to the current administration. It also highlights various phases of foreign policy, from regionalism to westward expansion, from the Cold War to a New World Order. In addition to the documents themselves, the authors provide invaluable analysis and commentary that will help students understand what the documents mean--both in the context of their time, and in terms of their broader historical significance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0313383758

9780313383755

9780313383762

0313383766

OCLC:

698444291

Publisher Number:

99946135487