America''s Mission - The United States Worldwide Struggle for Democracy Expanded Edition

Zusatztext "This contentious study of US foreign policy is sure to generate new debates about the ideals and realities that inspire and legitimize US foreign policy." Informationen zum Autor Tony SmithA Century Foundation Book Klappentext "A historically sweeping, theoretically ambitious study of American attempts at promoting liberal democracy abroad, this is the most subtle and thorough examination of a "mission" that has had more than its share of successes, halts, detours, and deviations. No student of America in this world will be able to ignore it: there is simply no comparable volume." --Stanley Hoffmann, Chairman, Center for European Studies, Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France "No one concerned with America's role in the world can afford to ignore the powerful argument and impressive scholarship of this landmark study." --Ronald Steel, University of Southern California, School of International Relations "Breathtaking in its coverage. . . . The author combines historical narrative with political analysis in dazzling fashion, particularly on Woodrow Wilson, whose pragmatic idealism is the leitmotif of this book." --Arthur S. Link, Princeton University Zusammenfassung Argues that the global strength and prestige of democracy today are due in large part to America's impact on international affairs. This book documents the history of how American foreign policy has been used to try to promote democracy worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Smith, Smith Tony
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2012
• EAN: 9780691154923
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15492-3
• No. of pages: 528
• Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; USA, History, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA