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The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 3, The Globalizing of America, 1913–1945

by Akira Iriye (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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The book describes the history of the foreign relations of the United States during 1913-1945, the period of two world wars as well as of momentous changes that brought to an end the period of European domination. The United States emerged as the key global power, actively participating in wars but also promoting trade and investment activities throughout the world, as well as "Americanizing" other countries' ways of life and habits of thought. The book is thus not a usual survey of foreign policy decisions but tells a story about America's growing involvement in all parts of the world and in all aspects of twentieth-century life.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0521483824
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521483827
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    March 31, 1995
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.64 x 9 inches
  7. Print length
    256 pages
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"Akira Iriye's Globalizing of America is a splendid survey of a complicated period. In masterful fashion, it explains how the United States became a dominant power in Europe and in Asia. It is thorough, judicious, and original." Ernest May, Harvard University

"Happily, the new, four-volume Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations provides an opportunity to scan the past two centuries for indications of the shape of foreign policy in the post-Cold War world. Each of the four books stands on its own. Each offers a clear overview of a particular period written by a distinguished historian drawing on a considerable body of research, itself the product of decades of scholarly endeavor. None is simply a chronicle of events." World Policy Journal

"These books can be read together, or, thanks to fairly broad and overlapping introductory chapters, they can be read as discrete volumes. They will certainly make an impact on the profession." Canadian Journal of History

"...elegant survey of the formative years of American global preeminence, 1913-1945....Iriye offers a provocative analysis of the American contribution to defining the concept of 'normalcy' in international relations....[Iriye] has been at the forefront of the cultural movement in international history....Akira Iriye's essay is a clear and insightful introduction to the period that shaped the one we live in today." Timothy Naftali, Boston Book Review

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Describes the history of the foreign relations of the United States during 1913–1945, the period of two world wars as well as of momentous changes that brought to an end the period of European domination.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (March 31, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521483824
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521483827
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.64 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Bee
5.0 out of 5 stars Iriye
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010
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Reading Iriye was a school assignment which I can't say I enjoyed but it definitely has all the information that you expect and a lot that you don't including Japanese and Chinese points of views and content explaining their relation to the world and the USA during this period. Its something you don't often find in American history books. He does gloss over and make excuses for the U.S.'s screw ups like American history books DO usually do. Thats something you grow accustomed to if you read these kinds of books though. Pleasure reading? Probably not, read Fussel instead, but facts and tolerable assigned reading? sure.
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Amitava Mazumdar
3.0 out of 5 stars Good overview; not much else
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2002
The value of this book is necessarily limited by its length. This volume of the Cambridge series, as is the case with the other three, provides only cursory overviews of the policies and trends in U.S. diplomatic history. Indeed trying to create a thoughtful and informative volume on an era which includes the two great wars in some 200 small, 1.5-spaced pages is nearly an impossible task. As such, it serves only as a good introduction to this era in U.S. history, while providing nothing new to those well-read on the subject. Moreover, there is something about the prose of these books that suggests a rushed effort, seriously detracting from reading pleasure.
To Mr. Iriye's credit, he avoids any of the New Left (not being a New Leftist) themes that appear in the final volume of the series. That is, American globalism was not precipitated by corporate conspiracies, but by ideological and strategic interests.
Buy this volume and its companians to keep on your bookshelf as a source, but don't expect a fascinating read.
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Jonathon Lever
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Survey of American Foreign Relations
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2003
America's shift from isolationism to internationalism can be a difficult transition to understand. The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations provides a good foundation for developing the understanding that is necessary to see why the United States acts as it does today.
While there are areas of this book that would benefit from some discussion of domestic affairs, specifically surrounding the League of Nations and a couple of other instances, the text is geared toward understanding what was going on in terms of the actions of the United States with respect to the rest of the world. However, this necessitates a paradigm that foreign relations are conducted in a vacuum with respect to domestic affairs.
As a general survey of the time period, this book does a good job, but there are elements that could improve the nature of the text.
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