The Genesis of America - US Foreign Policy and the Formation of National Identity, 1793–1815

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Political ideologies and American identity in the era of the French Revolution; 2. Foreign policies of unneutrality and the Jay Treaty; 3. Federalists and the origins of the Quasi-War; 4. Disentangling America from France; 5. Republicans and the origins of the War of 1812; 6. Disentangling America from Great Britain; Conclusion.

About the author

Jasper M. Trautsch is a lecturer in American history at the Universität Regensburg, Germany. In 2013, his dissertation was awarded the Rolf Kentner Dissertation Prize for an outstanding work in the field of American studies. He is the editor of Civic Nationalisms in Global Perspective (forthcoming), and the author of numerous articles on US foreign policy and American nationalism in Early American Studies, the Journal of Military History, National Identities, Global Affairs, and Critical Muslim.

Summary

Interprets American nationalism as an external demarcation process and early US foreign policy as a vital instrument of nation-building. It introduces a new perspective on the ideological foundations of American foreign relations and the origins and nature of American nationalism, making it relevant to all historians of the early republic.

Product details

• Authors: Jasper M. Trautsch, Jasper M. (Universitat Regensburg Trautsch
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781108453547
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45354-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Us Foreig; Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; USA, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, International Relations, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence