Great power rising : Theodore Roosevelt and the politics of U.S. foreign policy / John M. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, John M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--United States--Case studies.

Political leadership.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Political and social views.

Roosevelt, Theodore.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

This work examines the relationship between domestic politics and Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy. It argues that, in spite of the complicated nature of the US system, with its overlapping powers, intense partisanship, and continuous scrutiny from the media and public, Roosevelt mostly succeeded in implementing his agenda. In the process, it contends, he played a crucial role in the nation's rise to world power. The text places particular emphasis on four factors: Roosevelt's compelling vision for national greatness, political skill, faith in the people and the US system, and emphasis on presidential leadership.

Contents:

The education of TR : politics and foreign policy, 1882-1903

A subject of such weight : the politics of European interventions in Latin America, 1901-1903

Panic-struck senators, businessmen, and everybody else : Colombia, Panama, and the canal route, 1902-1904

Triumphs and setbacks : the Roosevelt Corollary, the 1904 election, and the Dominican intervention

Behaving righteously : relations with China, 1904-1906

Foolish offensiveness : relations with Japan, 1905-1909

The stern, unflinching performance of duty : TR and World War I, 1909-1919.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-085997-0

0-19-093535-9

0-19-085996-2