American Visions of Europe: Franklin D. Roosevelt, George F. Kennan, and Dean G. Acheson - Softcover

Harper, John Lamberton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521566282 ISBN 13: 9780521566285

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

American Visions of Europe sets three learned and elegantly written portraits against the background of the dramatic events and foreign policy controversies of the twentieth century. John Lamberton Harper's careful examination of three men and their policies--Roosevelt's partial internationalism, aiming at the retirement of Europe from world politics while avoiding American entanglement; Kennan's partial isolationism, aspiring to restore Europe's centrality and autonomy through temporary American engagement; and Acheson's accommodating interventionism, establishing the United States as a permanent power in Europe--creates a new and unique look at the "American Century" through its most prominent protagonists.

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Book Description

Three elegantly written portraits are set against the background of the dramatic events and foreign policy controversies of the twentieth century. The text examines Roosevelt's partial internationalism, Kennan's partial isolationism, and Acheson's accommodating interventionism.

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The problem of internecine conflict in Europe dominated the thoughts of American statesmen during the four decades after 1914. This study in the varieties of modern American experience of Europe traces the development of three distinct personal answers to the question of what to do with Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521566282
• ISBN 13: 9780521566285
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396