The American Century and Beyond

U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893-2014

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, History, Military, Americas, United States
Cover of the book The American Century and Beyond by George C. Herring, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: George C. Herring ISBN: 9780190649265
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: January 23, 2017
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: George C. Herring
ISBN: 9780190649265
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: January 23, 2017
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have "the strength of a Giant and there will be none who can make us afraid." At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States seemed poised to achieve a position of world power beyond what even Washington could have imagined. In The American Century and Beyond: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893-2014, the second volume of a new split paperback edition of the award-winning From Colony to Superpower, George C. Herring recounts the rise of the United States from the dawn of what came to be known as the American Century. This fast-paced narrative tells a story of stunning successes and tragic failures, illuminating the central importance of foreign relations to the existence and survival of the nation. Herring shows how policymakers defined American interests broadly to include territorial expansion, access to growing markets, and the spread of the "American way of life." He recounts the United States' domination of the Caribbean and Pacific, its decisive involvement in two world wars, and the eventual victory in the half-century Cold War that left it, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world's lone superpower. But the unipolar moment turned out to be stunningly brief. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and the emergence of nations such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China have left the United States in a position that is uncertain at best. A new chapter brings Herring's sweeping narrative up through the Global War on Terror to the present.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have "the strength of a Giant and there will be none who can make us afraid." At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States seemed poised to achieve a position of world power beyond what even Washington could have imagined. In The American Century and Beyond: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893-2014, the second volume of a new split paperback edition of the award-winning From Colony to Superpower, George C. Herring recounts the rise of the United States from the dawn of what came to be known as the American Century. This fast-paced narrative tells a story of stunning successes and tragic failures, illuminating the central importance of foreign relations to the existence and survival of the nation. Herring shows how policymakers defined American interests broadly to include territorial expansion, access to growing markets, and the spread of the "American way of life." He recounts the United States' domination of the Caribbean and Pacific, its decisive involvement in two world wars, and the eventual victory in the half-century Cold War that left it, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world's lone superpower. But the unipolar moment turned out to be stunningly brief. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and the emergence of nations such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China have left the United States in a position that is uncertain at best. A new chapter brings Herring's sweeping narrative up through the Global War on Terror to the present.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in America by George C. Herring
Cover of the book International Development Law by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Ernest Rutherford by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Groundbreakers by George C. Herring
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Computational Economics and Finance by George C. Herring
Cover of the book American Generosity by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Quantum Enigma : Physics Encounters Consciousness by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular Assemblies by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Weapon of Choice by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Empire of Ruin by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Re-Imagining Offshore Finance by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Wonderful Design by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Darwin's Roadmap to the Curriculum by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Everything in Everything by George C. Herring
Cover of the book Minds on Trial by George C. Herring
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy