Bøger i Biographies in American Foreign Policy serien
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- Westward the Course of Empire
602,95 kr. Focuses on Thomas Jefferson's role as a maker of foreign policy. This biography explores how the concept of the United States' westward expansion worked as the moving force in forming Jefferson's judgments and actions in foreign relations.
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- 602,95 kr.
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- Architect of Empire
600,95 kr. Assesses James G Blaine's role as an architect of empire and revisits the ambitious imperialistic goals of this two-time secretary of state.
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- 600,95 kr.
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- Policymaker for the Union
604,95 kr. Focuses on John Quincy Adams' role in foreign policy, including his years as secretary of state and as president.
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- 604,95 kr.
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- The First Wise Man
1.568,95 kr. The twentieth century witnessed the rise of the United States as the preeminent player on the world stage. Henry L Stimson was among those individuals responsible for the American ascension in the arena of foreign policy.
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- 1.568,95 kr.
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- Ambassador of the New Era
717,95 kr. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history.
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- 717,95 kr.
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- Piety, Pragmatism, and Power in U.S. Foreign Policy
584,95 kr. John Foster Dulles was among the most influential and controversial figures in the history of twentieth-century US foreign relations.
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- 584,95 kr.
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- Defending the American Mission Abroad
456,95 kr. Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished.
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- 456,95 kr.
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- A Political Biography
173,95 kr. In this exploration of Colin Powell's career and character, Christopher D. O' Sullivan reveals several broad themes crucial to American foreign policy and yields insights into the evolution of American foreign and defense policy in the post-Vietnam, post-Cold War eras. In addition, O'Sullivan explores the conflicts and debates between different foreign policy ideologies such as neo-conservatism and realism.
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- 173,95 kr.
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- American Power and Intervention From Vietnam to Iraq
724,95 kr. This exploration of Powell's career and character reveals several broad themes crucial to American foreign policy and yields insights into the evolution of American foreign and defense policy in the post-Vietnam, post-Cold War eras. This book explains Powell's diplomatic style and its place in the American foreign policy tradition and his involvement in the most important debates over foreign and defense policy during the past two decades.
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- 724,95 kr.
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- A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny
582,95 - 1.566,95 kr. When he was elected President in 1845, James K Polk was only 49 years old - at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflicted nation on the verge of tremendous territorial expansion.
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- 582,95 kr.
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- FDR's Envoy to Churchill and Stalin
479,95 kr. Analyzing Harry Hopkins' role in wartime diplomacy and his personal relationships with the twentieth-century's most indispensable leaders, historian Christopher O'Sullivan offers enormous insight into the most controversial aspects of FDR's foreign policy, the New Deal Era, and the beginning of modern American history.
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- 479,95 kr.
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- Defender of Peace
1.456,95 kr. Donald A. Rakestraw focuses on Daniel Webster's critical diplomatic efforts. His domestic resume garnered him the title "Defender of the Constitution," while his adroit handling of his signature accomplishment with Lord Ashburton earned him the additional title of "Defender of the Peace."
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- 1.456,95 kr.
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774,95 kr. Dean Acheson helped to create and sustain the US-dominated international order. This book captures his influence, talents as policymaker, negotiator, alliance-builder and advocate to Congress, the US public and to opinion in the wider world.
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- 774,95 kr.