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16%OFFCharles N. Edel - Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic - 9780674368088 - V9780674368088
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Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic

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Description for Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy --John Quincy Adams's famous words are often quoted to justify noninterference in other nations' affairs. Yet when he spoke them, Adams was not advocating neutrality or passivity but rather outlining a national policy that balanced democratic idealism with a pragmatic understanding of the young republic's capabilities and limitations. America's rise from a confederation of revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable, but Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy that shaped America's rise. Adams's ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
595g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674368088
SKU
V9780674368088
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About Charles N. Edel
Charles N. Edel is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College.

Reviews for Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
[This book] has surprising resonance with the present.
James Fallows The Atlantic (08/03/2015) [A] remarkable new work. Edel has written a book I wish I had written: a dual biography, of Adams and of the early American republic...The United States has been most successful when it has pursued the sort of grand strategy that Adams envisioned. Charles Edel has written ... Read more

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