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A nation like all others : a brief history of American foreign relations /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Warren I. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations.
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-
Table of Contents:
  • To create a nation
  • A not quite perfect union
  • A rising imperial power
  • Civil War
  • The new empire
  • Teddy Roosevelt and the great power game
  • To make the world safe for democracy
  • World leadership
  • Franklin Roosevelt leads the nation to war
  • Origins of the Cold War
  • The Korean War as a turning point
  • New leaders and new arenas
  • On the brink of nuclear war
  • Vietnam and the lessons of great power arrogance
  • The quest for detente
  • The Reagan surprise-enter Gorbachev
  • The new world order
  • The vulcans rise-and fall
  • The Obama promise
  • Last thoughts.