Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations for Primary Documents and Source Material
  • Introduction
  • 1. Foundations of Dynamic Realist Theory
  • 2. Character Type, Feedback Loops, and Systemic Pressures
  • 3. The Origins of the War for Colonial Independence
  • 4. The United States and the World, 1790-1848
  • 5. American Foreign Policy from 1850 to the Spanish-American War of 1898
  • 6. The U.S. Entry into the First World War
  • 7. The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War
  • 8. The Crises and Conflicts of the Early Cold War, 1946-56
  • 9. Trade Expectations and the Struggles to End the Cold War, 1957-91
  • 10. Economic Interdependence and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index