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America and the World
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Jolyon P. Girard
Book Code: GR1292
ISBN: 0-313-31292-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31292-2
328 pages, maps
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2001
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Discount Price: $37.50 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This challenging title is a particularly strong resource for students involved in debate, U.S. history, and Advance Placement (AP) coursework....Girard's contribution is recommended for high school and public libraries serving large student populations.
    —VOYA     August 2002
  • A first-rate supplementary text for those studying America's effect upon international history, America And The World is a highly recommended addition to academic library American history reference collections.
    —Internet Bookwatch     April 2002
Description: How should the United States have handled key events and problems in its history of relations with other world nations? This resource will help students evaluate the arguments on both sides of the issues, the personalities involved, how the issues were decided and why, and the long-term impact of those decisions on the future of the nation. This complete student resource guide provides a wealth of material for student debate and research on thirteen pivotal events in the history of United States foreign relations. A narrative overview of each event, expert analysis, the text of primary source pro and con documents contemporary to the time of the event, and ready reference materials will help students understand the conflicting issues behind these events and apply critical thinking skills to their evaluation of those issues. The documents provide insight into the views of people involved in the decisions, actions, and criticisms of each event covered. From George Washington's Farewell Address, which advocated American neutrality, to the Reagan-Gorbachev agreement at Reykjavik, United States relations with the rest of the world have swung back and forth from isolationist to interventionist. Each entry contains an introductory discussion and analysis of the event, followed by the text of primary documents reflecting a variety of viewpoints contemporary to the time of the event on how the United States should deal with the problem or issue. A narrative introduction to United States relations with the rest of the world in historical context, a helpful bibliographic research guide for each event, including recommended websites and videos, and a timeline of key events will aid the student researcher. This is an ideal resource for student research and classroom debate.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Farewell Address and Neutrality
  • The Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny
  • The "Trent Affair"--Civil War Diplomacy
  • The "Open Door" Notes--East Asia
  • The "Fourteen Points"--World War I
  • The Kellogg-Briand Pact
  • The "Good Neighbor" Policy and Latin America
  • The Neutrality Acts and World War II
  • The Potsdam Conference and the Cold War
  • Senator Joseph McCarthy and the "Red Scare"
  • The Paris Peace Talks--Vietnam
  • The Camp David Accords and the Middle East
  • Reykjavik--Reagan, Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War
  • Epilogue
  • Timeline
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-069132
LCC Class: E183
Dewey Class: 327
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