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America's Mission: The United States and the Worldwide Struggle for Democracy in the Twentieth Century (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics, 51) - Hardcover
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The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith. Here for the first time is a book that documents the extraordinary history of American foreign policy with respect to the promotion of democracy worldwide, an effort whose greatest triumph came in the occupations of Japan and Germany but whose setbacks include interventions in Latin America and Vietnam.
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"A historically sweeping, theoretically ambitious study of American attempts at promoting liberal democracy abroad, this is the most subtle and thorough examination of a "mission" that has had more than its share of successes, halts, detours, and deviations. No student of America in this world will be able to ignore it: there is simply no comparable volume."--Stanley Hoffmann, Chairman, Center for European Studies, Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France
"No one concerned with America's role in the world can afford to ignore the powerful argument and impressive scholarship of this landmark study."--Ronald Steel, University of Southern California, School of International Relations
"Breathtaking in its coverage. . . . The author combines historical narrative with political analysis in dazzling fashion, particularly on Woodrow Wilson, whose pragmatic idealism is the leitmotif of this book."--Arthur S. Link, Princeton University
About the Author
Tony Smith is Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science at Tufts University and Senior Research Associate at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. His other works include Thinking Like a Communist: State and Legitimacy in the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba and The Pattern of Imperialism: The United States, Great Britain, and the Late-Industrializing World since 1815.
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- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0691037841
- ISBN 13 9780691037844
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages484
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xviii, 455 pp. Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series: First Edition, 1994. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.5". Black cloth with greenish-yellow lettering to spine. DJ in removable acetate protector. foreword by Richard C. Leone, preface, acknowledgments, 1. The United States and the Global Struggle for Democracy; Part II. Liberal Democratic Internationalism and American Foreign Policy, 1898-1921: 2. Democracy in the Philippines; 3. Wilson and Demmocracy in Latin America; 4. Wilson and a World Safe for Democracy. Part II. Liberal Democratic Internationalism, 1933-1947: 5. FDR and World Order: Globalizing the Monroe Doctrine; 6. Democratizing Japan and Germany. Part III. Liberal Democratic Internationalism and the Cold War, 1947-1977: 7. Eisenhower and His Legacy, 1953-1977; 8. Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, 1961-1965. Part IV. Liberal Demmocratic Internationalism and the Cold War, 1977-1989: 9. Carter's Human Rights Campaign; 10. Reagan's Democratic Revolution. Part V. Toward the Year 2000: 11. After the Cold War: Wilsonianism Resurgent: appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Size: Large Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 005213
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Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. xviii, 455 p. Notes. Bibliography. Index. This is one of the Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series. Foreword by Richard C. Leone. The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the 20th century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith. This book documents the history of American foreign policy with respect to the promotion of democracy worldwide, an effort whose greatest triumph came in the occupations of Japan and Germany but whose setbacks include interventions in Latin America and Vietnam. As Americans ponder the challenges of world affairs at the end of the Cold War, Smith suggests that they think back to other times when Washington's decisions were critical: not only to the end of the World Wars in 1918 and 1945, but to the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the Civil War in 1865 as well. They will find that in the aftermath of victory, Washington determined to win the peace by promoting a concept of national security calling ultimately for democratic government in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. So the Congress set out to "reconstruct" the South in 1867; America aimed to democratize the Philippines in 1898; Wilson sought to "make the world safe for democracy, " first in Latin America and then, after 1918, in Central and Eastern Europe; FDR and Truman dictated the democratization of Japan and Germany and called for democracy in Eastern Europe after 1945; Kennedy promoted the Alliance for Progress in Latin America; Carter launched his human rights campaign; Reagan (the most Wilsonian of Wilson's successors), heralded an international "democratic revolution"; Bush called for a "new world order"; and Clinton declared that "our overriding purpose must be to expand and strengthen the world's community of market-based democracies. " Through a study of selected countries-most notably Germany, Japan, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Iran, and Nicaragua (but also Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Greece, South Africa, and Russia)-Smith reviews the American record both in local terms and with respect to its impact on world politics. Smith's story is at once that of the central thrust of American foreign policy in the 20th century, and that of the central international political struggle of the period among nationalists wedded to rival ideologies of fascism, communism, and democracy, each striving to dominate world affairs. Now that this struggle appears to be over, the question is whether democracy can consolidate its position as the sole legitimate form of government worldwide, so creating a common form of government to express the nationalist sentiments that continue to be the hallmark of this century. Very good in very good dust jacket. Publisher's ephemera laid in. Seller Inventory # 63316
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