Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy Edition 2. [Hardcover]

Alexander DeConde (Editor), Richard Dean Burns (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0684806576 | ISBN-13: 978-0684806570 | Publication Date: December 17, 2001 | Edition: 2

This revised version of the original 1978 edition has been expanded with 44 new essays, all written by respected post-Cold War scholars who bring the latest perspectives to their topics. Of the original essays, 33 have been revised by new scholars and 43 have been revised by the original contributors. General category coverage includes concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures. (20020901)

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Much about the world has changed since 1978, when this encyclopedia's first edition appeared. The Soviet Union has dissolved, Yugoslavia has become a jigsaw puzzle of smaller states designed to keep ethnic conflict in check, an oil war raged briefly in the Persian Gulf, Eastern Europe has been freed to find its own way, Israeli and Palestinian leaders met on the White House lawn to sign a peace accord that is fading into memory, and China has experienced both brutal political repression and significant economic reform. The U.S. has had to adjust its foreign policy to fit this post-cold war world.

The revised Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy reflects the challenge the nation has faced in several ways. The most evident change is the updating of articles such as Balance of power (now briefly discussing George W. Bush's rapid shift in September 2001 from unilateralism to collaboration); Cold War evolution and interpretations (noting the continuity between interpretations of the forces that fueled it and interpretations of its end); and Dissent in wars (noting the ambivalence of the U.S and its political leaders toward the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans). Indeed, it now takes four articles to cover the complexities of the origins and end of the cold war, whereas the first edition managed with just one. Thorough updating of history and the collateral changes in U.S. foreign policy theories and strategies is evident throughout.

The expanded encyclopedia also reflects changes through 48 new essays, among them African Americans, Cultural imperialism, Gender, Multinational corporations, Outer space, Refugee policies, and, of course, Terrorism and counterterrorism. Others have been dropped, including those dealing with conscription, detente, the Fourteen Points, the Truman Doctrine, the King Cotton theory, and missionaries. This list argues in favor of retention rather than disposal of the old edition.

Bibliographies have been thoroughly updated to account for new scholarship and thinking on enduring topics as well as to provide leads to additional resources on new ones. Most items include informative, brief descriptive annotations. See also references at the conclusion of each article also provide pointers for further exploration.

By covering the somewhat specialized concerns of the foreign policy "establishment" (e.g., Deterrence, Extraterritoriality, Protectorates and spheres of influence ) as well as those forces the public observes in foreign relations (e.g., Nationalism, Race and ethnicity, Religion), the encyclopedia meets the needs of both academic users and the curious citizen seeking greater understanding of foreign affairs. The academic specialists who wrote the articles kept this latter audience in mind.

The broad topical essays in the revised Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy complement the country-by-country treatment and biographies of diplomats and statesmen that predominate in the Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations (Oxford, 1997). Both are essential to academic collections, and the former merits exposure to the broader audience public libraries serve. RBB
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"...The revised Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy reflects the challenge the nation has faced in several ways...Thorough updating of history and the collateral changes in U.S. foreign policy theories and strategies is evident throughout...the Scribner set merits exposure to the broader audience public libraries serve."
-- Booklist (May 2002) (Booklist )

"The world has changed since 1978 and so has Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy...The remaining essays reflect both new events and historiographical interpretations....Highly recommended."
-- CHOICE (September 2002) (Choice )

"This set comprises essays on general topics...Most (articles) are very good indeed, written by recognized authorities...Academic libraries supporting any kind of coursework in modern history of politics will find this an important resource."
-- Catholic Library World (September 2002) (Doody Enterprises )

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1887 pages
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons; 2 edition (December 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684806576
• ISBN-13: 978-0684806570
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.1 x 5.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB In-Depth Survey: Check Out The DJ Blurb &Topics List!, March 2, 2002

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy Edition 2. (Hardcover)

This is one of the most comprehensively educational works we've ever come across. The older 1st edition is now a bargain, with the bulk of its articles, covering pre-1978 events/issues, still holding great validity. They would make valuable supplementary copies in a school or public library, or highly informative reference works in a private one. We're anticipating as much fun with our copies over the next couple of years as we had with War And Peace!

WE INVITE A COMPARATIVE REVIEW from anyone familiar with the additions and updates in the 12/2001 Second Edition; diplomats and/or scholars, kindly pass this on....

Here for your delectation is the 1st Edition's complete 3-Volume Topics List (if it all fits: Volume 3 ends with "Unconditional Surrender"):

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Volume 1:

ALLIANCES, COALITIONS, AND ENTENTES, Warren E Kimball ~ AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARD WAR, A. Russell Buchanan ~ ANTI-IMPERIALISM, E. Berkeley Tompkins ~ ARBITRATION, MEDIATION, AND CONCILIATIONS, Calvin D. Davis ~ ARMED NEUTRALITIES, I. Mugridge ~ ASYLUM, William 0. Walker III ~ BALANCE OF PAWER, A. E. Campbell ~ THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TO DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, J. David Singer ~ BIPARTISANSHIP, C. David Tompkins ~ BLOCKADES AND QUARANTINES, Frank J. Merli, Robert H. Ferrell ~ THE CHINA LOBBY, Warren I. Cohen ~ THE COLD WAR, George C. Herring ~ COLLECTIVE SECURITY, Roland N. Stromberg ~ COLONIALISM, Edward M. Bennett ~ CONGRESS AND FOREIGN POLICY, Bruce Kuklick ~ CONSCRIPTION, Thomas C. Kennedy ~ CONSENSUS HISTORY AND FOREIGN POLICY, Lloyd C. Gardner ~ CONSORTIA, Warren I. Cohen ~ THE CON- STITUTION AND FOREIGN POLICY, Alfred H. Kelly ~ CONTAINMENT, Barton .L Bernstein ~ THE CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, Marvin R. ,Zahniser ~ DEBT COLLECTION, Richard W. Van Alstyne ~ DECISION-MAKING APPROACHES AND THEORIES, James N. Rosenau ~ THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Jerry Israel ~ DÉTENTE, Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr. ~ DISARMAMENT, Merze Tate ~ DISSENT IN WARS, Russell E Weigley ~ DOLLAR DIPLOMACY, Eugene P. Trani ~ THE DOMIN0 THEORY, Ross Gregory ~ ECONOMIC FOREIGN POLICY, Joan Hoff Wilson ~ THE EISENHOWER DOCTRINE, John A. DeNovo ~ ELITISM AND FOREIGN POLICY, Richard S. Kirkendall ~ EMBARGOES, Jerald A. Combs ~ ETHNICITY AND FOREIGN POLICY, John Snetsinger ~ EXECUTIVE AGENTS, Kenneth J. Grieb ~ EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS, Diane Shaver Clemens ~ EXTRATERRITORIALITY, Jules Davids.

Volume 2:

FOREIGN AID, lan J. Bickerton ~ THE FOURTEEN POINTS, Daniel M. Smith ~ FREEDOM OF THE SEAS, Armin Rappaport ~ IDEOLOGY AND FOREIGN POLICY, Paul Seabury ~ IMPERIALISM, David Healy ~ INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE, Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, ,Jr. ~ INTERCULCURAL RELATIONS, Akira Iriye ~ INTERNATIONALISM, Warren E. Kuehl ~ INTERNATIONAL LAW, Adda B. Bozeman ~ INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, Inis L. Claude, Jr. ~ INTERVENTION AND NONINTERVENTION, Doris A. Graber ~ ISOLATIONISM, Manfred Jonas ~ JOURNALISTS AND FOREIGN POLICY, James R. Boylan ~ THE KING COTTON THEORY, Gordon H. Warren ~ MANDATES AND TRUSTEESHIPS, Edward M. Bennett ~ MANIFEST DESTINY, David M Fletcher ~ THE MARSHALL PLAN, Gaddis Smith ~ MILITARISM, William Kamman ~ THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, David F. Trask ~ MISSIONARIES, Paul A. Varg ~ MISSIONARY DIPLOMACY, Roger R. Trask ~ THE MONROE DOCTRINE, Richard W. Van Alstyne ~ THE MORGENTHAU PLAN, Warren E Kimball ~ THE MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRINCIPLE, Justus D. Doenecke ~ NATIONALISM, Lawrence S. Kaplan ~ NATIONAL SECURITY, Gerald E. Wheeler ~ NATIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION, Betty Miller Unterberger ~ NATIVISM, Geoffrey S. Smith ~ NAVAL DIPLOMACY, William R. Braisted ~ NEUTRALITY, Ruhl .J. Bartlett ~ THE NIXON DOCTRINE, Thomas H. Etzold ~ NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND DIPLOMACY, Kenneth J. Hagan ~ OPEN DOOR INTERPRETATIONS, William Appleman Williams ~ THE OPEN DOOR POLICY, Richard W. Van Alstyne ~ PACIFISM, Charles Chatfield ~ PAN-AMERICANISM, Thomas L. Karnes ~ PEACEMAKING, Berenice A. Carroll.

Volume 3:

PEACE MOVEMENTS, Robert H. Ferrell ~ PHILANTHROPY, James A. Field, Jr. ~ POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY, Fred Harrington ~ POWER POLITICS, Thomas H. Etzold ~ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISERS, Albert H. Bowman ~ PRESIDENTIAL POWER IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, David M. Pletcher ~ PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD, Burton E Beers ~ PROTECTORATES AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE, Raymond A. Esthus ~ PUBLIC OPINION, Melvin Small ~ REALISM AND IDEALISM, Paul Seabury . RECIPROCITY, Robert Freeman Smith ~ RECOGNITION POLICY, Pablo E. Coletta ~ REPARATIONS, Carl Parrini ~ REVISIONISM, Athan G. Theoharis ~ REVOLUTION AND FOREIGN POLICY, Richard E. Welch, Jr. ~ SANCTIONS, J. Chal Vinson ~ SUMMIT CONFERENCES, Theodore A. Wilson ~ TRADE AND COMMERCE, Paul S. Holbo ~ TREATIES, J. B. Duroselle ~ THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE, Walter LaFeber ~ UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, William M. Franklin. --END.