Crucible of Power: A history of American foreign relations from 1945Employing a narrative approach that uncovers the tangled and often confusing nature of foreign affairs, Crucible of Power focuses on the personalities, security interests, and post-war/Cold War tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy since 1945. The book includes updated coverage of the Bush administration's foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. Selections from key foreign policy documents appear in each chapter. |
Contents
Chapter 01 Cold War and Containment in Europe and the Near East 19451950 | 1 |
Chapter 02 Cold War and Containment in East Asia 19501953 | 37 |
The Eisenhower Years 19531961 | 63 |
Kennedy and Cuba 19611963 | 103 |
Johnson and Vietnam 19631969 | 139 |
A New Containment 19691977 | 177 |
Jimmy Carter and the Diplomacy of Human Rights 19771981 | 215 |
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