{"product_id":"belligerents-brinkmanship-and-the-big-stick-a-historical-encyclopedia-of-american-diplomatic-concepts-9781598841312","title":"Belligerents, Brinkmanship, and the Big Stick: A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the concepts, traditions, events, and individuals that shaped United States' foreign relations from the American Revolution to the present. \u003ci\u003eBelligerents, Brinkmanship, and the Big Stick: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Diplomatic Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive encyclopedic work to focus specifically on America's extraordinary history of political engagement with the world. With hundreds of alphabetically organized entries and a rich collection of primary sources, it offers a unique way of understanding the centrality of diplomacy and the role of foreign relations throughout U.S. history.  The encyclopedia is divided into five chronological sections, each containing a brief introduction, topical entries, biographical portraits, and representative documents. It is designed to help readers gain a deeper understanding of both general ideas as well as specific policies like the Monroe Doctrine, the Open Door Policy, and Shuttle Diplomacy. By examining seminal events, important ideas, and individual contributions in the context of U.S. history, the encyclopedia reveals the underlying traditions and motivations of American foreign policy as it has evolved over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book should be in all libraries that have a historical focus and particularly those that focus on governments and foreign policy. * ARBAonline *\u003cbr\u003eThis dictionary is suitable for all levels and libraries… * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eCollege-level libraries strong in political science history will find this a key acquisition, packing in excerpts from key foreign policy documents, treaties, statements and more. * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe volume will interest a variety of readers: from students and educators to politics and history enthusiasts. * Reference \u0026amp; Research Book News *\u003cbr\u003eDobson's comprehensive work uses a chronological structure, covering the years since 1776 in five parts. Each of these sections begins with an overview of American diplomacy during that era. Bolded key concepts refer readers to the more in-depth alphabetically arranged entries that follow, each of which includes meticulous citing of footnotes and sources. Biographies of important period diplomats conclude each section. Primary sources are emphasized throughout, with excerpts from, or the full text of, speeches and important documents, such as a letter from William Seward to Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War, Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, appearing in text boxes. Back matter includes a detailed chronology with entry titles bolded for easy access. Black-and-white photos and illustrations offer additional material. Elegant organization makes Belligerents an ideal reference work; Dobson's clear explanations of big-picture concepts and how they relate to specific situations in American history make this a readable and useful resource. * School Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eUsing a chronological framework, the author has produced a reference source that enables a user to comprehend how U.S. foreign policy changed over time. . . . The author's experiences at home and abroad have given him a broader perspective than many, and his teaching skills enable him to write for an audience that knows some things but would like to learn more about why Americans think and behave as they do regarding other cultures. Some aspects of U.S. foreign policy are rooted in values; others are based on pragmatism. This book helps serious readers sort that out and is recommended for academic libraries and large public library collections. Also available as an e-book. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThis reference book also could serve as a handy supplemental text for political science classes covering American foreign relations. . . . Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 1: Inventing a Foreign Policy, 1776–1830,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKey Concepts,\u003c\/b\u003e Alliance, Diplomats, Embargo, Impressment, Jay's Treaty, Legitimacy, Louisiana, Mercantilism, Monroe Doctrine, Most Favored Nation, Neutrality, Nonimportation, No-Transfer Principle, Paper Blockade, Pinckney's Treaty, Plan of 1776, Plenipotentiary, Quasi-War with France, Ratification, Recognition, Rule of 1756, Transcontinental Treaty (Florida), Treaty (Treaty of Paris, 1783), \u003ci\u003eUti Possedetus\u003c\/i\u003e (Treaty of Ghent, 1814), War Hawks, XYZ Affair, \u003cb\u003eBiographies,\u003c\/b\u003e Deane, Silas, Franklin, Benjamin, Gallatin, Albert, Genêt, Edmond, Jay, John, Livingston, Robert, Logan, George, Rush, Richard, Symmes, John Cleve, Wilkinson, James, \u003cb\u003eSection 2: Expansion and Civil War, 1830–1880\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKey Concepts,\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska, Arbitration (Alabama Claims), China Market, Filibustering, First Shot Tradition, Japan, Opening of, Joint Resolution (Texas), King Cotton Diplomacy, Manifest Destiny, Mexican War, Natural Boundaries, Oregon Claims, Oregon Fever, Ostend Manifesto (Cuba), Recognition as a Belligerent, Santo Domingo, Texas Revolution, Webster-Ashburton Treaty, \u003cb\u003eBiographies,\u003c\/b\u003e Adams, Charles Francis, Astor, John Jacob, Bidlack, Benjamin A., Burlingame, Anson, Calhoun, John Caldwell, Clayton, John Middleton, Cushing, Caleb, Gadsden, James, Harris, Townsend, Kearny, Stephen Watts, Perry, Matthew Calbraith, Scott, Winfield, Seward, William H., Slidell, John Stockton, Robert Field Trist, Nicholas Upshur,Abel, Van Buren, Martin, Walker, William, Webster, Daniel, Wilkes, Charle, \u003cb\u003eSection 3: Rise of a Great Power, 1880–1914\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKey Concepts\u003c\/b\u003e, Algeciras, Anti-Imperialism, Big Stick, Boxer Rebellion, Cuban Rebellion, Dollar Diplomacy, Gunboat Diplomacy, Hawaii, Jingoism, Mediation (Russo-Japanese War), Mission, Neutralization, New Manifest Destiny, Olney Corollary, Open Door Policy, Panama, Pan-Americanism, Platt Amendment, Protectionism, Punitive Expedition, Rapprochement, Spanish-American-Cuban War, Sugar, \u003cb\u003eBiographies,\u003c\/b\u003e Adee, Alvey, Blaine, James Gillespie, Bryan, William Jennings, Dewey, George, Hay, John Milton, Olney, Richard, Root, Elihu, Shufeldt, Robert Wilson, Stevens, John Leavitt, Teller, Henry Moore, Wood, Leonard, \u003cb\u003eSection 4: The World Wars, 1914–1945,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKey Concepts,\u003c\/b\u003e American Expeditionary Force, Atlantic Charter, Atomic Diplomacy, Disarmament, Four Policemen, Fourteen Points, Good Neighbor Policy, Grand Alliance, Great War, Island Hopping, Isolationism, Kellogg-Briand Pact, League of Nations, Lend-Lease, Neutrality (1914–1917), Neutrality Acts, Non-recognition, Pearl Harbor, Quarantine, Red Scare, Second Front, Siberian Expedition, Stimson Doctrine, United Nations, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Yalta, \u003cb\u003eBiographies,\u003c\/b\u003e Hopkins, Harry, Hughes, Charles Evans, Hull, Cordell, Kellogg, Frank B., Lodge, Henry Cabot, Nye, Gerald P., Pershing, John J., Stimson, Henry L., \u003cb\u003eSection 5: The Cold War and After, 1945-\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKey Concepts,\u003c\/b\u003e Bay of Pigs, Berlin, Brinkmanship, Bush Doctrine, Cambodia, Containment, Détente, Free Trade GATT, Gulf War, Hostage Crisis Iran-Contra, Israel Land for Peace, Liberation of Eastern Europe, Limited War (Korea), Marshall Plan, Massive Retaliation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NSC-68, Red Scare Again, Shuttle Diplomacy, Sputnik, Tet, Tonkin Gulf Incident, Truman Doctrine, U-2, War on Terror, \u003cb\u003eBiographies,\u003c\/b\u003e Acheson, Dean, Dulles, John Foster, Kissinger, Henry, Marshall, George C., McNamara, Robert Strange, Rumsfeld, Donald, \u003ci\u003eChronology,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbout the Author,\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020100600151,"sku":"9781598841312","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781598841312.jpg?v=1750782405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/belligerents-brinkmanship-and-the-big-stick-a-historical-encyclopedia-of-american-diplomatic-concepts-9781598841312","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}