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Nation Builder : John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic /
"America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy"-John Quincy Adams's famous words are often "ed to justify noninterference in other nations' affairs. Yet when he spoke them, Adams was not advocating neutrality or passivity but rather outlining a national policy th...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- 1. The Fires of Honorable Ambition: The Education of John Quincy Adams
- 2. Clans and Tribes at Eternal War: Eu ro pe an Diplomacy and American Politics
- 3. In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Extent and Limits of American Power
- 4. The Spirit of Improvement: Economic and Moral Development
- 5. A Stain upon the Character of the Nation: The Fight against Slavery
- 6. The Influence of Our Example: The Legacy of John Quincy Adams
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index