The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

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W. W. Norton & Company, 1988 - 334 páginas
In this pioneering book, "the man who has really put the counter-tradition together in its modern form" (Saturday Review) examines the profound contradictions between America's ideals and its uses of its vast power, from the Open Door Notes of 1898 to the Bay of Pigs and the Vietnam War.
 

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Imperial Anticolonialism
18
The Imperialism of Idealism
58
The Rising Tide of Revolution
90
The Legend of Isolationism
108
The War for the American Frontier
162
The Nightmare of Depression and
202
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A former president of the Organization of American Historians, William Appleman Williams taught for many years at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State University. His books include The Contours of American History, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, and Empire as a Way of Life.

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