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Synopsis
An expanded and thoroughly updated new edition of the 1980 dictionary, this is the only reference available that presents concise, analytical articles on the main actors and events in American diplomatic history from the founding of the Republic to the present. It offers separate entries for nearly 600 individuals who have had a significant impact on U.S. foreign policy and for a like number of topics and developments connected with American diplomacy. In his introduction, John Findling discusses the broad range of source materials he has drawn on and examines the changing role of the career diplomat in the twentieth century. Biographical entries cover secretaries of state, ambassadors, and others who have influenced foreign policy, such as congressmen, correspondents and broadcasters, diplomatic historians, presidential advisers, and entrepreneurs. Topic entries range from major crises and international negotiations to the catchwords and slogans that have shaped and mobilized public opinion throughout the nation's history. Comments on the historical importance of the subject and selected, updated bibliographies are supplied. An authoritative resource that is likely to remain the standard in its field, this new dictionary is an appropriate choice for the reference collections of academic, public, and government libraries.
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Book Description
The excellent definitions, the pertinent though brief bibliographies, the thorough index, and the many useful appendixes make this an excellent subject dictionary. The work should prove useful in academic, large public, and high school libraries. Recommended. Reference Books Bulletin It is refreshing to find a work that really is `revised' and `expanded.' Findling has made a good reference work better. Choice
About the Author
JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast. His publications include the first edition of Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (1980) and a recent study entitled Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: U.S. Central American Relations. He is currently working on a historical dictionary of worlds fairs and expositions.
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- PublisherGreenwood Press
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0313220395
- ISBN 13 9780313220395
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages622
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