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The American Age: United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad 1750 to the Present (2 Volumes in 1)
Walter Lafeber
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Paperback. Updated and revised, this edition presents expanded information on the foreign policy of the Jefferson period. A final chapter covers the events of 1989 and after, into the Clinton administration. Num Pages: 864 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1180.
In the Second Edition, LaFeber has revised nearly every chapter in the book. In the early chapters, there is more attention to the origins of foreign policy institutions and practices, including precedents for the executive agreement, and new discussions of U.S. relations with Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The more recent chapters feature fresh insights of Potsdam, the origins of the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis--all based on new evidence drawn from Soviet archives. The new edition amply covers the momentous events that brought the Cold War to an end and thrust the United States into ... Read more
In the Second Edition, LaFeber has revised nearly every chapter in the book. In the early chapters, there is more attention to the origins of foreign policy institutions and practices, including precedents for the executive agreement, and new discussions of U.S. relations with Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The more recent chapters feature fresh insights of Potsdam, the origins of the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis--all based on new evidence drawn from Soviet archives. The new edition amply covers the momentous events that brought the Cold War to an end and thrust the United States into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
864
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393964745
SKU
V9780393964745
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99-15
About Walter Lafeber
Walter LaFeber (1933—2021) was professor of history at Cornell University and the author of The Clash, winner of the 1998 Bancroft Prize, and Inevitable Revolutions.
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