Creating the American century the ideas and legacies of America's twentieth-century foreign policy founders

In his last work before his death in 2014, American historian Martin J. Sklar analyzes the influence of early twentieth-century foreign policy makers, focusing on modernization, global development, and the meaning of the 'American Century'. Calling this group of government officials and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sklar, Martin J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude: American century and world revolution
  • Part I. Origins
  • The Philippines, China, and US global objects (the Conant factor)
  • A panel at the AEA
  • Part II. The founders' American century: the tale once-told
  • World history: evolving cycles of empires
  • US history: in the evolving cycle
  • Twentieth-century world politics and the US role: moving beyond the cycle to universal evolution
  • Part III. History's American century: the tale twice-told
  • 1898 to 1941: American century: birth and awkward youth
  • World War and Cold War: American century: young adulthood
  • Post-Cold War and 9/11: American century arrived
  • American century fulfilled and revoked, or nullified: from empires to a universal humanity? Or, cycles forever?
  • Part IV. Bringing history back in
  • History in the US; the US in history