Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
A history of our time.
The World's Work
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
A history of our time.
The Outlook
Author: Lyman AbbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
The Great Adventure at Washington; The Story of the Conference
Author: Mark SullivanPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290861304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Books of 1912-
Author: Chicago Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
American By Degrees
Author: Robert J. YoungPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773585435
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The expressions of American hostility toward France after 9/11 are not new - Franco-American relations in the early twentieth century were also difficult, characterized by the same antagonistic depictions of the other's culture. Ambassador Jules Jusserand's years in Washington (1903-24) were defined by efforts to correct such misconceptions, whether they came from the venomous pens of French extremists or from members of William Randolph Hearst's press empire. In An American by Degrees Robert Young explores Ambassador Jusserand's life and legacy. Fluent in English, married to an American, and a historian who was a frequent guest at many American universities, Jusserand deftly cultivated American sympathies for France. His tasks as a diplomat were formidable, whether during the period of America's war-time neutrality - when France was nearly over-run by the German army - or when as allies they competed for control of the peace process or sought to resolve post-war issues like disarmament, war debts, and reparations. Jusserand relentlessly reminded Americans that France had been an ally during their Revolution and that their concept of "civilization" was part of France's intellectual and cultural legacy. His emphasis on their shared history was natural, as befitted the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History and only the second foreigner to serve as president of the American Historical Association.
Outlook and Independent
Author: Great Britain, the Dominions and the Transformation of the British Empire, 1907–1931
Author: Jaroslav ValkounPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000343049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
The relations of Great Britain and its Dominions significantly influenced the development of the British Empire in the late 19th and the first third of the 20th century. The mutual attitude to the constitutional issues that Dominion and British leaders have continually discussed at Colonial and Imperial Conferences respectively was one of the main aspects forming the links between the mother country and the autonomous overseas territories. This volume therefore focuses on the key period when the importance of the Dominions not only increased within the Empire itself, but also in the sphere of the international relations, and the Dominions gained the opportunity to influence the forming of the Imperial foreign policy. During the first third of the 20th century, the British Empire gradually transformed into the British Commonwealth of Nations, in which the importance of Dominions excelled. The work is based on the study of unreleased sources from British archives, a large number of published documents and extensive relevant literature.
Books of 1912-
Author: United States Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 1918-1941
Author: Benjamin RhodesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313075514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This study presents an in-depth survey of the principal policies and personalities of American diplomacy of the era, together with a discussion of recent historiography in the field. For two decades between the two world wars, America pursued a foreign policy course that was, according to Rhodes, shortsighted and self-centered. Believing World War I had been an aberration, Americans na^Dively signed disarmament treaties and a pact renouncing war, while eschewing such inconveniences as enforcement machinery or participation in international organizations. Smug moral superiority, a penurious desire to save money, and naíveté ultimately led to the neglect of America's armed forces even as potential rivals were arming themselves to the teeth. In contrast to the dynamic drive of the New Deal in domestic policy, foreign policy under Franklin D. Roosevelt was often characterized by a lack of clarity and, reflecting Roosevelt's fear of isolationists and pacifists, by presidential explanations that were frequently evasive, incomplete, or deliberately misleading. One of the period's few successes was the bipartisan Good Neighbor policy, which proved far-sighted commercially and strategically. Rhodes praises Cordell Hull as the outstanding secretary of state of the time, whose judgment was often more on target than others in the State Department and the executive branch.
Author: O. D. Morrison