Power and restraint : the rise of the United States, 1898-1941 /

American foreign policy between the late nineteenth century and the beginning of World War II is anomalous from the perspective of international relations (IR) theory. During this period, the United States was a rising power par excellence, but it did relatively little to transform this newfound pow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meiser, Jeffrey W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theories of rising power expansion and restraint
  • Origins of expansionism, 1898-1900
  • Consolidation and backlash, 1899-1903
  • Adaptation and recession, 1904-1912
  • Expansionism transformed, 1913-1921
  • Republican interregnum, 1921-1933
  • From nonintervention to noninterference, 1933-1941
  • Conclusion
  • Index.