Global dawn : the cultural foundation of American internationalism, 1865-1890 / Frank Ninkovich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ninkovich, Frank A., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internationalism--History--19th century.

Internationalism.

National characteristics, American--History--19th century.

National characteristics, American.

United States--Foreign relations--1865-1898.

United States.

United States--Civilization--1865-1918.

United States--Race relations--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why did the United States become a global power? Frank Ninkovich shows that a cultural predisposition for thinking in global terms blossomed in the late nineteenth century, making possible the rise to world power as American liberals of the time took a wide-ranging interest in the world. Of little practical significance during a period when isolationism reigned supreme in U.S. foreign policy, this rich body of thought would become the cultural foundation of twentieth-century American internationalism.

Contents:

Introduction: Culture and causality

A global civilization

Culture, commerce, and diplomacy : creating an international identity

Europe I : republican mirages

Europe II : barbarian survivals

The one and the many : race, culture, and civilization

The promise of local equality : assimilating African- Americans, Chinese, and Native Americans

Beyond Orientalism : explaining other worlds

Empire and civilization

International politics

The future of international relations

Conclusion: Culture as capability.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674054370

0674054377

OCLC:

648757480