Bøger af William Dudley

The United States has been involved in Iraq since 2003. Understanding when our mission in Iraq is finished has been a complex process that seems to have no concrete end. This anthology discusses relevant aspects of our involvement such as disengagement, post-war reconstruction, internal security, and military relations. Readers gain deeper context of current events with the essays in this book, which are readily accessible and interpret America's involvement in Iraq through contrasting viewpoints.

After the Civil War, the country was confronted with the difficult task of admitting the southern states back into the Union, rebuilding government institutions, and assisting the freed slaves. This anthology focuses on the debates that arose concerning these and other issues that faced the nation as it attempted to heal the wounds of war.

The time between America's independence in 1784 and the year 1850 was an era of remarkable growth in territory and power for the new nation, as well as a time of social ferment and change. Americans created a constitutional government, expanded westward, and grappled with the problem of slavery.