Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521540356 ISBN 13: 9780521540353

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Originally published in 1991, Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations has become an indispensable volume not only for teachers and students in international history and political science, but also for general readers seeking an introduction to American diplomatic history. This collection of essays highlights a variety of newer, innovative, and stimulating conceptual approaches and analytical methods used to study the history of American foreign relations, including bureaucratic, dependency, and world systems theories, corporatist and national security models, psychology, culture, and ideology. Along with substantially revised essays from the first edition, this volume presents entirely new material on postcolonial theory, borderlands history, modernization theory, gender, race, memory, cultural transfer, and critical theory. The book seeks to define the study of American international history, stimulate research in fresh directions, and encourage cross-disciplinary thinking, especially between diplomatic history and other fields of American history, in an increasingly transnational, globalizing world.

Recensione:

"...essential reading for anyone interested in history, the bombing of Hiroshima, education, or American culture...I highly recommend this book." Pacific Reader

Descrizione del libro:

This is an indispensable volume for teachers, students and general readers seeking an introduction to American diplomatic history. A second edition with substantially revised essays and new material, the book seeks to encourage cross-disciplinary thinking in an increasingly transnational, globalizing world.