America, War and Power (eBook, PDF)

Defining the State, 1775-2005
Redaktion: Sondhaus, Lawrence; Fuller, A. James

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by leading historians and political scientists, this collection of essays offers a broad and comprehensive coverage of the role of war in American history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135981709
• Artikelnr.: 43073803

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Sondhaus is Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis, where he serves as chair of the History and Political Science Department and Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Diplomacy. He is the author of nine books, including Strategic Culture and Ways of War (2006). James A. Fuller is Associate Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis. His most recent publications include Chaplain to the Confederacy: Basil Manly and Baptist Life in the Old South (2000) and co-author (with John Hollitz) of Contending Voices: Biographical Explorations of the American Past (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Perspectives on American Power and Empire A. James Fuller 1.
Defining a New Empire: The New Power Takes Shape, 1775-1815 Jeremy Black
2. The United States as Rogue State: Gunboat Persuasion, Citizen Marauders
and the Limits of Antebellum American Imperialism Robert E. May 3. Billy
Yank and Johnny Reb Take on the World: Civil War Veterans' Views of War,
Liberty, and Empire Carol Reardon 4. Defining Eisenhower's America: War,
Power, and Race Relations, 1941-1961 Edward O. Frantz 5. Cold War
Perceptions and the American Experience of War R. William Ayres 6. From
Vietnam to Iraq: The First Television War and Its Legacies Chester Pach 7.
Global War and the Foundations of US Systemic Leadership William R.
Thompson 8. Domestic Challenges to American Hegemony Steven W. Hook 9. Soft
Power, Hard Power, and the Pax Americana Lawrence Sondhaus