America in the World: The Historiography of US Foreign Relations since 1941 [Paperback]

Michael J. Hogan (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0521498074 | ISBN-13: 978-0521498074 | Publication Date: January 26, 1996

This volume includes state-of-the-art essays and historiographical surveys of American foreign relations since 1941 by some of the country's leading diplomatic historians. The essays in part one offer sweeping overviews of the major trends in the field of diplomatic history. Part two features essays that survey the literature on US relations with particular regions of the world or on the foreign policies of presidential administrations. The result is the most comprehensive assessment of the literature on US foreign policy to be published in nearly twenty years.

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..".the volume provides a fascinating snapshot of the state of the field of diplomatic history, which seems like Gaul to be divided into three parts: the good, the bad, and the ugly." Foreign Affairs

Book Description

This volume includes state-of-the-art essays and historiographical surveys of American foreign relations since 1941. The essays in part one offer sweeping overviews of the major trends in diplomatic history. Part two features essays that survey the literature on US relations with particular regions or on the foreign policies of presidents.

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• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521498074
• ISBN-13: 978-0521498074
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars not a linear recital of events, July 1, 2009

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This review is from: America in the World: The Historiography of US Foreign Relations since 1941 (Paperback)

The book spans from the US entry into World War 2 till 1995, just after the end of the Cold War. Key topics include the decision by Truman to drop atomic bombs on Japan to the founding of NATO and the declaration of the Truman Doctrine against the Soviet Union.

However, the book is not a linear recital of events. The many distinguished contributors argue over major decisions and events, and the rightness of such decisions. It is not meant as an introductory history text. The narratives are heavily footnoted, as befitting a scholarly assessment.