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1 online resource (ix, 245 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Originally published: New York : Scribner, ©2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction; I. An Empire of Liberty: The Framework of American Foreign Policy; II. America's Imperial Moment; III. Theodore Roosevelt and the Heel of Achilles; IV. Woodrow Wilson and the Way to Liberty; V. Woodrow Wilson and the Conscience of the World; VI. Franklin Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms; VII. Cold War Liberalism from Truman to Reagan; VIII. Bush, Clinton, and the Triumph of Wilsonianism; IX. George W. Bush Sees Evil; X. George W. Bush and the Illusion of Omnipotence; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U. |
| Summary |
A century ago, the Theodore Roosevelt administration believed building an American empire was the only way the U.S. could ensure its role in the world, but came to see the occupation of the Philippines as America's "heel of Achilles." Woodrow Wilson, shocked by the failure of Americanintervention in Mexico and by the outbreak of World War I, came to see imperialism as the underlying cause of war and set about trying to create an international system to eliminate empires. But, the current Bush administration, despite the lessons of the past, has revived the older dreams ofAmerican empire--unde. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- |
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. |
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. |
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Bush, George Walker, 1946- |
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. |
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. |
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Et les relations internationales. |
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Et les relations internationales. |
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 -- Et les relations internationales. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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2001-2009 |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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20th century |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Politics and government. |
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Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Presidents. |
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History. |
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Imperialism.
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Imperialism. |
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Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.
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Since 1900 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Judis, John B. Folly of empire. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0195309022 9780195309027 (DLC) 2005036119 (OCoLC)62888149 |
| ISBN |
9780195345575 (electronic book) |
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0195345576 (electronic book) |
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9780195309027 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195309022 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195309022 (Paper) |
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