The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 3, The Globalizing of America, 1913-1945

America's shift from isolationism to internationalism can be a difficult transition to understand. The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations provides a good foundation for developing the understanding that is necessary to see why the United States acts as it does today. While there are areas of this book that would benefit from some discussion of domestic affairs, specifically surrounding the League of Nations and a couple of other instances, the text is geared toward understanding what was going on in terms of the actions of the United States with respect to the rest of the world. However, this necessitates a paradigm that foreign relations are conducted in a vacuum with respect to domestic affairs. As a general survey of the time period, this book does a good job, but there are elements that could improve the nature of the text. 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. Volume 3 describes the history of the foreign relations of the United States during 1913-1945, the period of two world wars as well as of momentous changes that brought to an end the period of European domination. The United States emerged as the key global power, actively participating in wars but also promoting trade and investment activities throughout the world, as well as 'Americanising' other countries' ways of life and habits of thought. The book is thus not a usual survey of foreign policy decisions but tells a story about America's growing involvement in all parts of the world and in all aspects of twentieth-century life Since the 1950s, the federal government has relied on the peer review system for funding academic science. Peer review, however, is under attack for being a biased system that helps rich research universities get richer. As a remedy for these biases, university presidents and members of Congress have turned to the earmarking of science projects and facilities in the federal budget. Funding Science in America explores both the pros and the cons of the academic earmarking issue and explains why this issue has caused a rift within the nation's science community. This volume surveys the history of United States foreign relations from 1913 to 1945, covering the presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Professor Iriye first provides an overview of the international system as it evolved through the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries and came to be dominated by the European nation-states. Covering the history of U.S. foreign relations through two momentous world wars, this volume reveals how the U.S. emerged as the key global power, actively participating in wars, promoting trade and investment throughout the world, and Americanizing other countries' ways of life. This volume describes the history of the foreign relations of the United States during 1913-1945, the period of two world wars as well as of momentous changes that brought to an end the period of European domination Vol. 1 traces American foreign relations from the colonial era to the end of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the origins and development of American thought regarding international relations Vo. 2 traces the U.S. foreign policy between 1865 and 1913, linking these two historic trends by noting how the United States actually was a determinative force in helping to trigger these revolutions Vol. 4 focuses on 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 The world on the eve of the Great War was European-dominated.