America in the World - A History in Documents From the War With Spain to the War on Terror

"How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders? Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid entangling alliances? Americans have been grappling with questions like these throughout the nation's history, and especially since the emergence of the United States as a major world power in the late nineteenth century. America in the World illuminates this history by capturing the diverse voices and viewpoints of some of themost colorful and eloquent people who participated in these momentous debates.Spanning the era from the Gilded Age to the Obama years, this unique reader collects more than two hundred documents--everything from presidential addresses and diplomatic cables to political cartoons and song lyrics. It encompasses various phases of American diplomatic history that are typically treated separately, such as the First World War, the Cold War, and 9/11. The book presents the perspectives of elite policymakers--presidents, secretaries of state, generals, and diplomats--alongside those of other kinds of Americans, such as newspaper columnists, clergymen, songwriters, poets, and novelists. It also features numerous documents from other countries, illustrating how foreigners viewed America's role in the world.Ideal for classroom use, America in the World sheds light on the complex interplay of political, economic, ideological, and cultural factors underlying the exercise of American power on the global stage"--

About the author

Jeffrey A. Engel is director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Mark Atwood Lawrence is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Andrew Preston is reader in American history at the University of Cambridge.

Summary

How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders? Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid entangling alliances? This title deals with these questions.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey A. Engel, Jeffrey A. Lawrence Engel, Mark Atwood Lawrence, Andrew Preston
• Assisted by: Sven Beckert (Editor), Jeffrey Engel (Editor), Jeffrey A Engel (Editor), Jeffrey A. Engel (Editor), Engel Jeffrey A. (Editor), Mark Atwood Lawrence (Editor), Lawrence Mark Atwood (Editor), Andrew Preston (Editor), Preston Andrew (Editor), Jeremi Suri (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2014
• EAN: 9780691133355
• ISBN: 978-0-691-13335-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: America in the World; America in the World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, International Relations, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas