Rise to Globalism : American Foreign Policy since 1938
by Ambrose, Stephen E. (Author); Brinkley, Douglas G. (Author)Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-09-01
Publisher(s): Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Summary
Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this eighth revised edition of this classic survey offers a concise and informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 to the present, focussing on such pivotal events as world War II, the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, and the SALT treaties. Ambrose and Brinkley also closely examine such recent topics as the Iran-contra scandal, free elections in Nicaragua, the rise of international terrorism, the fall of Communism, the Gulf War, the crisis in Bosnia, and President Clinton's international trade policy. In light of the enormous global power of the United States, the authors analyse how American economic aggressiveness, racism, and fear of Communism have shaped the country's evolving foreign policy.
Table of Contents
| List of Maps | |
| Introduction | |
| The Twisting Path to War | p. 1 |
| The War in Europe | p. 15 |
| The War in Asia | p. 35 |
| The Beginnings of the Cold War | p. 52 |
| The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan | p. 75 |
| Containment Tested | p. 95 |
| Korea | p. 114 |
| Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Irreconcilable Conflict | p. 127 |
| From Hungary and Suez to Cuba | p. 151 |
| Kennedy and the New Frontiers | p. 171 |
| Vietnam: Paying the Cost of Containment | p. 190 |
| Nixon, Detente, and the Debacle in Vietnam | p. 224 |
| America in the Middle East and Africa | p. 254 |
| Carter and Human Rights | p. 181 |
| Reagan and the Evil Empire | p. 303 |
| The End of the Cold War | p. 352 |
| Bush and the Gulf War | p. 381 |
| Clinton and Democratic Enlargement | p. 398 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 429 |
| Index | p. 444 |
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