A Sense of Power : The Roots of America's Global Role /

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Why has the United States assumed so extensive and costly a role in world affairs over the last hundred years? The two most common answers to this question are "because it could" and "because it had to." Neither answer will do, according to this challenging re-assessment of the w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thompson, John A. (John Alexander), 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca and London : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
World politics.
Power (Social sciences)
Politics and war.
Intervention (International law)
Great powers.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Politique mondiale > 20e siecle.
Grandes puissances.
Intervention (Droit international) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Politique et guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
World politics > 20th century.
Intervention (International law) > History > 20th century.
Politics and war > United States > History > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 20e siecle.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A new sense of power
  • Advance and retreat, 1914-1920
  • A restrained superpower, 1920-1938
  • Lessening restraint, 1938-1941
  • Full-scale involvement, 1941-1945
  • Assuming "the responsibilities of power," 1945-1952.

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