The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations, Volume 1: The Creation of a Republican Empire, 1776-1865 (Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations Volume 1)

The Creation of a Republican Empire traces American foreign relations from the colonial era to the end of the Civil War, paying particular attention not only to the diplomatic controversies of the era but also to the origins and development of American thought regarding international relations. The primary purpose of the book is to describe and explain, in the diplomatic context, the process by which the United States was born, transformed into a republican nation, and extended into a continental empire. Central to the story are the events surrounding the American Revolution, the constitutional Convention, the impact on the United States of the European wars touched off by the French Revolution, the Monroe Doctrine, the expansionism of the 1840s, and the ordeal of the Civil War. This Is An Elegant And Concise History Of American Foreign Relations During The Cold War Era, Based On The Most Recent American, Chinese, And Soviet Literature, Written From A Post-cold War Perspective. All Of The Major Foreign Policy Issues, Including The Origins Of The Soviet-american Conflict; The Extension Of The Confrontation To Asia, The Middle East, And Elsewhere On The Periphery; Wars In Korea And Vietnam; Crises Involving The Taiwan Straits, Berlin, And Cuba; The Rise And Fall Of Detente; Imperial Overreach; And The Critical Roles Of Reagan And Gorbachev In The 1980s Are Carefully Analyzed And Clearly Explained. V. 1. The Creation Of A Republican Empire, 1776-1865 / Bradford Perkins -- V. 2. The American Search For Opportunity, 1865-1913 / Walter Lafeber -- V. 3. The Globalizing Of America, 1913-1945 / Akira Iriye -- V. 4. America In The Age Of Soviet Power, 1945-1991 / Warren I. Cohen. Warren I. Cohen, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.