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America and the World
Jolyon P. Girard
ISBN: 0-313-31292-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31292-2
328 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2001
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Discount Price: $37.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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
About the Author: JOLYON P. GIRARD is Professor in the History and Political Science Department at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pennsylvania, where he received the Lindbach Award for Excellence in Teaching./e He is currently researching a history of American prisoners of war from 1763 to the present.
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