America's transatlantic turn : Theodore Roosevelt and the "discovery" of Europe / Edited by Hans Krabbendam and John M. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krabbendam, Hans, 1964- author, editor.

Thompson, John M., 1977- author, editor.

Series:

World of the Roosevelts

The world of the Roosevelts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

Roosevelt, Theodore.

United States--Foreign relations--Europe.

United States.

International relations.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

One of the most famous and influential figures of his era, Theodore Roosevelt developed a remarkable array of personal, cultural, intellectual, and diplomatic links to Europe over the course of his life. Combined with his long-standing ambition to establish a more prominent role for the United States in international politics, they enabled him to lay the foundation for modern US-European relations. Covering traditional diplomacy as well as cultural and intellectual contexts, the essays gathered here encompass TR's formative experiences and his ideas about imperialism; the challenges presented by partisan politics and debates about immigration; bilateral relations with the key powers of France, Germany, and Great Britain; and his post-Presidential career, including his tour of Europe in 1910 and his role in debates over World War I. Taken together, they offer valuable insights into the emergence of the US as a world power. Book jacket.

Contents:

Theodore Roosevelt and the "discovery" of Europe : an introduction / Hans Krabbendam and John M. Thompson

Pride and prejudice : Theodore Roosevelt's boyhood contact with Europe / Edward P. Kohn

Imperial "character" : how race and civilization shaped Theodore Roosevelt's imperialism / Michael Patrick Cullinam

Constraint and opportunity : Theodore Roosevelt's transatlantic relations and domestic politics / John M. Thompson

"True Americanism" : the role of race and class in Theodore Roosevelt's immigration policy and its effect on US-European relations / Carol Chin Hans Krabbendam

The indispensable relationship : Theodore Roosevelt and the British / Douglas Eden

That other transatlantic "great rapprochement" : France, the United States, and Theodore Roosevelt / David G. Haglund

Personalized competition : Theodore Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm in German-American relations / Severine Antigone Marin

A hero's welcome : Theodore Roosevelt's triumphal tour of Europe in 1910 / Serge Ricard

Showing muscle : Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and America's role in World War I / Claire Delahaye

Europe as the nexus for Theodore Roosevelt's international strategy / Simon Rofe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137286482

1137286482

OCLC:

795759317