U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy: From 1789 to the Present - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851097902 ISBN 13: 9781851097906

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2006

Synopsis

This work is a unique single source for information on the foreign policy―wars, treaties, initiatives, and doctrines―of all 43 presidents of the United States.

· 42 essays―one per president―from leading historians and political scientists

· Primary source documents such as Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, John L. O'Sullivan on manifest destiny, and James K. Polk's war message

· A detailed chronology provides a convenient overview of the whole history of American foreign policy

· A bibliography following each section gives access to additional resources for more extensive research

About this title

Book Description:

Of all the constitutional powers granted to the president, the power to craft foreign policy is the most awesome. It also presents the greatest opportunity for glory, vainglory, and folly. Each president has taken office with plans, preconceptions, and prejudices. This encyclopedia details the foreign policy of each of them.

About the Author:

Carl Hodge, PhD, is associate professor of political science and director of international relations at the University of British Columbia–Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Cathal Nolan, PhD, is associate professor of history at Boston University, Boston, MA, where he also serves as executive director of the International History Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1851097902
• ISBN 13: 9781851097906
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 488
• Editor: Hodge Carl C., Nolan Cathal J.