Crucible of power A history of American foreign relations to 1913 [[electronic resource] /] / Howard Jones
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Jones Howard <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Crucible of power A history of American foreign relations to 1913 [[electronic resource] /] / Howard Jones
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (754 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.73 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History |
| United States Foreign relations To 1865 | |
| United States Foreign relations 1865-1921 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1; The Revolutionary Beginnings of American Foreign Policy, 1775-1789; chapter 2; The Federalist Era and the Wars of the French Revolution, 1789-1801; chapter 3; Jeffersonian Diplomacy, 1801-1809; Chapter 4; The War of 1812 and the Completion of American Independence, 1809-1817; chapter 5; The Diplomacy of Hemispheric Order, 1817-1825; Chapter 6; To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1825-1842; chapter 7; Destiny and Annexation: Oregon, Texas, and the Mexican War, 1842-1848; chapter 8; Between the Wars, 1848-1861; chapter 9; The Civil War, 1861-1865; chapter 10 |
| Prelude to American Imperialism, 1865-1897chapter 11; U.S. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1897-1900; Chapter 12; Theodore Roosevelt and the Search for World Order, 1900-1913; about the author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. Howard Jones demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the rise and decline of the United States (relative to the ascent of other nations) in world power status. Howard Jones focuses on the personalities, security interests, and expansionist tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and highlights the intimate relationship betwe |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Crucible of power |
| ISBN: | 1-282-82065-6 |
| 9786612820656 | |
| 1-4422-0888-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818895203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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