The Tragedy of American Diplomacy [Fiftieth anniversary edition] 978-0-393-33474-6, 0393334740, 978-0-393-07979-1

"A brilliant book on foreign affairs."—Adolf A. Berle Jr., New York Times Book ReviewThis incisive interpretat

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English Pages 328 Year 2009

The Tragedy of American Diplomacy [Fiftieth anniversary edition]
978-0-393-33474-6, 0393334740, 978-0-393-07979-1

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Bacevich
Andrew J.; Gardner
Lloyd C.; Williams
William Appleman

Table of contents :
Content: Introduction: History and the transcendence of the tragic --
Imperial anticolonialism --
The transformation of the expansionist outlook --
The crisis of the 1890s and the turn to imperialism --
The imperialism of idealism --
The rising tide of revolution --
The legend of isolationism --
A great debate over the tactics of empire --
The internationalization of business --
The war for the American frontier --
The nightmare of Depression and the vision of omnipotence --
Roosevelt and Stalin confront the dilemmas of victory --
The open door policy and the onset of the Cold War --
A new vision of omnipotence and a misreading of history prompt the United States to overplay its hand --
The diplomacy of the vicious circle --
The impotence of nuclear supremacy --
The terrifying momentum toward disaster --
Conclusion: The wisdom of an open door for revolutions --
Afterword: Tragedy renewed / by Andrew J. Bacevich.

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