Rise to globalism : American foreign policy since 1938 /
Ambrose, Stephen E. 1936-2002
Rise to globalism : American foreign policy since 1938 / Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley. - 9th revised edition - New York, N. Y. : Penguin Books, 2011. - xvi, 570 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
"Revised and updated through the Presidency of George W. Bush" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [513]-530) and index.
The twisting path to war -- The war in Europe -- The war in Asia -- The beginnings of the Cold War -- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan -- Containment tested -- Korea -- Eisenhower, Dulles, and the irreconcilable conflict -- From Hungary and Suez to Cuba -- Kennedy and the new frontiers -- Vietnam : paying the cost of containment -- Nixon, détente, and the debacle in Vietnam -- America in the Middle East and Africa -- Carter and human rights -- Reagan and the evil empire -- The end of the Cold War -- Bush and the Gulf War -- Clinton and democratic enlargement -- Clinton and the new post-Cold War order -- The tragedy of September 11, 2001 -- After the attack and into Iraq.
Offers an informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 to the present, focusing on such pivotal events as World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and 9/11. This title examines how American economic aggressiveness, racism, and fear of Communism have shaped the nation's evolving foreign policy.
9780142004944 (pbk.) 0142004944 (pbk.)
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United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--1933-1945
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1945-1989.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1989-
002 E 744 / A496r 2011
327.73
Rise to globalism : American foreign policy since 1938 / Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley. - 9th revised edition - New York, N. Y. : Penguin Books, 2011. - xvi, 570 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
"Revised and updated through the Presidency of George W. Bush" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [513]-530) and index.
The twisting path to war -- The war in Europe -- The war in Asia -- The beginnings of the Cold War -- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan -- Containment tested -- Korea -- Eisenhower, Dulles, and the irreconcilable conflict -- From Hungary and Suez to Cuba -- Kennedy and the new frontiers -- Vietnam : paying the cost of containment -- Nixon, détente, and the debacle in Vietnam -- America in the Middle East and Africa -- Carter and human rights -- Reagan and the evil empire -- The end of the Cold War -- Bush and the Gulf War -- Clinton and democratic enlargement -- Clinton and the new post-Cold War order -- The tragedy of September 11, 2001 -- After the attack and into Iraq.
Offers an informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 to the present, focusing on such pivotal events as World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and 9/11. This title examines how American economic aggressiveness, racism, and fear of Communism have shaped the nation's evolving foreign policy.
9780142004944 (pbk.) 0142004944 (pbk.)
2010033860
United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--1933-1945
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1945-1989.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--1989-
002 E 744 / A496r 2011
327.73