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Paths Not Taken Speculations on American Foreign Policy and Diplomatic History, Interests, Ideals, and Power
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Jonathan M. Nielson, ed.
ISBN: 0-275-96769-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96769-7
240 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/2000
List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £86.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: In America's foreign affairs there has been a delicate balance between often conflicting imperatives of interests, ideals, and power. How these imperatives have intersected to shape the constellation of American foreign policy decisions throughout the nation's history and, indeed, how they have served to advance or subvert attainment of America's regional, hemispheric and global ambitions, is the subject of this study. This collection of essays explores seminal decisions in American foreign policy and diplomatic history, from the early National period to the Vietnam War, each of which proved to be a turning point, and then asks readers to consider alternative futures based upon different courses of action. Nielson underscores how history could, and perhaps should, have been different.

U.S. foreign policy has in large measure been contingent upon decisions made by individuals in positions of power. Their personalities, characters, and assumptions about duty and America's role in the world have uniquely shaped policy choices and, thus, the course of foreign affairs, for better or worse. This book hopes to show that history is ever fluid, unpredictable, and problematic. It will complement traditional texts as a what if counterpoint which will stimulate interest in and speculation about leadership roles, national interest, and decision making in foreign policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Walter La Feber
    The Path Not Taken by Jonathan M. Nielson
    John Adams, Peace on Any Price by Alexander DeConde
    1917: What if the United States Had Not Intervened? by Jonathan M. Nielson
    Lost Opportunities: The Diplomacy of the 1930s by Brian J.C. McKercher
    When Nationalism Confronted Hegemony: The United States Challenge to the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1961 by Kyle Longley
    A Liberal Iran: Casualty of the Cold War by James F. Goode
    Eisenhower, Dulles, and United States Policy Towards Israel, and the Middle East Crisis at Suez, 1956 by Antonio Donno and Daniele DeLuca
    LBJ and America's Military Intervention in Southeast Asia by Mitchell Lerner
About the Author: JONATHAN M. NIELSON is Professor of History at Columbia College./e His primary interest is in U.S. diplomatic history and foreign policy. During his professional career, he has held appointments at several universities and two year institutions and has authored numerous books and articles.
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