Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-93914-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 1488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 5389 g

More than a timeline, the Chronological History allows readers to follow themes and compare time periods via extensive chronological listings, numerous cross-references, and thorough index. This comprehensive resource also includes 38 new maps to provide perspectives on the complex territorial disputes in which the US has played a role.

With over one third new material, along with updated and revised entries and maps, this second edition is essential for all students of political science, history, and international relations. Also includes 38 maps.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brune, Lester H.

Burns, Richard Dean

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Entries include: Alaska Purchase * Barbary Pirates War * British Trade * Castro in Cuba * Crisis in Iran and Afghanistan * Cuban Withdrawal from Angola * Dawes and Young Plan * Defeat of The Treaty of Versailles * Depression Era * Early Canal Diplomacy * Era of Articles of Confederation * European Security * France in Mexico * French Alliance * Interest in The Far East * Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty * Iraqi Attack on U.S.S. * Korean Airliner Shot Down * Louisiana Purchase * Mexican Revolution * Monroe Doctrine * Neutrality and Submarine War * Neutrality Failure and World War II * Nixon Doctrine * Oregon Dispute * Panama and Caribbean Interventions * Political Isolation * Reagan's Defense and International Expenditures, 1981-1988 * Relations with Neutrals * Soviet Aid to Central America * Spanish War * Suez Crisis * Texas and the Mexican War * The Brazzaville Protocol *The Korean War * The Vietnam Escalation * Trade with China and Japan *Transcontinental Treaty * Treaty of Ghent * Treaty of Paris * Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO * Undeclared French War * Vietnam Truce * War of 1812 * Washington Naval Conference * Yalta, Potsdam, and the Atomic Bomb * and many more.

Über Autor(innen)

Lester H. Brune was the John and August Olbesby Professor of American Heritage at Bradley University before his retirement. His major publications include The Missile Crisis of October 1962; America and Indochine Wars: A Biographical Guide; The Cuba-Caribbean Missile Crisis of October 1962; and America and the Iraqi Crisis, 1990-1992. He has been a Fellow of the Middle Eastern Association and the Harry S. Truman Institute.

Richard Dean Burns retired as chair of the History Department at California State University--Los Angeles six years ago and is currently running his own publishing company specializing in scholarly works on foreign policy and ancient history. He is an expert in foreign policy and reference works. He edited the Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament, which won the Political Science award from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Arm of the AAP.