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Rise to globalism : American foreign policy since 1938 / Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, N. Y. : Penguin Books, 2011.Edition: 9th revised editionDescription: xvi, 570 pages : maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780142004944 (pbk.)
  • 0142004944 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.73
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 744 A496r 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 744 A496r 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193706

"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.

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