The Tragedy of American DiplomacyOne of the first modern historians to integrate economic realities into the study of American foreign policy, William Appleman Williams has been a diplomatic historian of major influence since the first publication of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy. In this pioneering book, "the man who has really put the counter-tradition together in its modern form" (Saturday Review) examines the profound contradictions between America's ideals and its uses of its vast power, from the Open Door Notes of 1898 to the Bay of Pigs and the Vietnam War. |
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User Review - Scapegoats - LibraryThingWilliams argues that 20th century US foreign relations are essentially economically motivated. His overall point is not difficult to accept, but he oversells it. His analysis of the Spanish-American ... Read full review
Contents
Imperial Anticolonialism | 18 |
THE CRISIS OF THE 1890S | 27 |
The Imperialism of Idealism | 58 |
The Rising Tide of Revolution | 90 |
The Legend of Isolationism | 108 |
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF BUSINESS | 127 |
The War for the American Frontier | 162 |
The Nightmare of Depression and | 203 |
A NEW VISION OF OMNIPOTENCE | 243 |
THE DIPLOMACY OF THE VICIOUS CIRCLE | 258 |
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| Title | The Tragedy of American Diplomacy A Delta book American studies collection Norton paperback |
| Author | William Appleman Williams |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0393304930, 9780393304930 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / International Relations / General |
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