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The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
William Appleman Williams
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Description for The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
Paperback. "A brilliant book on foreign affairs."-Adolf A. Berle Jr., New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 374.
This incisive interpretation of American foreign policy ranks as a classic in American thought. First published in 1959, the book offered an analysis of the wellsprings of American foreign policy that shed light on the tensions of the Cold War and the deeper impulses leading to the American intervention in Vietnam. William Appleman Williams brilliantly explores the ways in which ideology and political economy intertwined over time to propel American expansion and empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The powerful relevance of Williams’s interpretation to world politics has only been strengthened by recent events in Central Asia and the ... Read more
This incisive interpretation of American foreign policy ranks as a classic in American thought. First published in 1959, the book offered an analysis of the wellsprings of American foreign policy that shed light on the tensions of the Cold War and the deeper impulses leading to the American intervention in Vietnam. William Appleman Williams brilliantly explores the ways in which ideology and political economy intertwined over time to propel American expansion and empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The powerful relevance of Williams’s interpretation to world politics has only been strengthened by recent events in Central Asia and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
373g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393334746
SKU
V9780393334746
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About William Appleman Williams
A former president of the Organization of American Historians, William Appleman Williams taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include The Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, and Empire as a Way of Life. Andrew J. Bacevich is a professor of international relations and history at Boston University. Lloyd ... Read more
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