America s Half Century Book [PDF] Download

• Publisher : JHU Press
• File Size : 37,5 Mb
• Release Date : 01 February 1995

Revised andupdated through 1993, it describes how the end of the Cold War affected the United States's global role as well as suggesting what possibilities lie ahead for a restructured world-system.

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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• Release Date : 28 May 1989

"Incisive, eminently readable... McCormick reminds his readers of the unfashionable truths of our time: American domination of the postwar order, the weakness and conservatism of the Soviet Union, the gratuitousness

• Publisher : Harvard University Press
• File Size : 34,5 Mb
• Release Date : 14 July 2020

“A creative, carefully researched, and incisive analysis of U.S. strategy during the long struggle against the Soviet Union.” —Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy “Craig and Logevall remind us that

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
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• Release Date : 28 May 2024

Now that the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the defeat of communism has made the containment policy - the foundation of US foreign relations for almost a half century

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• Release Date : 28 May 1967

"During the American Civil War, Secretary of State William Seward predicted that Russia and the United States would confront one another on the plains of Eastern Asia--and they did in

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 52,6 Mb
• Release Date : 28 May 2024

The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also embedded into American culture. The

• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• File Size : 42,9 Mb
• Release Date : 22 January 2014

Including extensive, balanced information, keen insights, and helpful research tools, this book provides a valuable resource for students or general readers interested in American policy, diplomacy, and conduct during the

• Publisher : Harvard University Press
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• Release Date : 30 June 2009

After World War II the United States faced two preeminent challenges: how to administer its responsibilities abroad as the world's strongest power, and how to manage the rising movement at

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 23 January 2017

In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have "the strength of a Giant and there

• Publisher : Harvard University Press
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• Release Date : 30 October 2009

The Cold War dominated world affairs during the half century following World War II. It ended in victory for the United States, yet it was a costly triumph, claiming trillions