Great power rising : Theodore Roosevelt and the politics of U.S. foreign policy /

The nature of the U.S. political system, with its overlapping powers, intense partisanship and continuous scrutiny from the media and public, complicates the conduct of foreign policy. Indeed, a number of presidents have struggled under the weight of these conditions. Theodore Roosevelt, in contrast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, John M., 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The education of TR : politics and foreign policy, 1882-1903
  • A subject of such weight : the politics of European interventions in Latin America, 1901-1903
  • Panic-struck senators, businessmen, and everybody else : Colombia, Panama, and the canal route, 1902-1904
  • Triumphs and setbacks : the Roosevelt Corollary, the 1904 election, and the Dominican intervention
  • Behaving righteously : relations with China, 1904-1906
  • Foolish offensiveness : relations with Japan, 1905-1909
  • The stern, unflinching performance of duty : TR and World War I, 1909-1919
  • Conclusion.