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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Soft Power Soft Power Joseph S. Nye "Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently - and often incorrectly - by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is sof… OL1027508W
Commodore Perry opens Japan to trade in world history Commodore Perry opens Japan to trade in world history Ann Gaines Traces the efforts of Commodore Matthew Perry to use force and diplomacy to end Japan's traditional isolationism and to begin trade with the Asian nation. OL15048252W
The cycles of American history The cycles of American history Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. What is the key to the American enigma? We cannot escape history; and in The Cycles of American History, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, shows how our past shapes our … OL15123190W
Avoiding trivia Avoiding trivia Daniel W. Drezner "Critically assesses the past, future, and potential future role and impact of long-term strategic planning in foreign policy. Key figures from past decades of foreign policy and planning provide aut… OL18582640W
The attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor Tom McGowen Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II. OL18959224W
Lincoln in the world Lincoln in the world Kevin Peraino A study of the sixteenth president's evolution as a foreign policy leader explores his role in America's rise to a world power, analyzing six distinct episodes that defined his foreign policy stance … OL19972474W
Dancing with the devil Dancing with the devil Michael Rubin Traces the history of American diplomacy with rogue regimes, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Pakistan, to consider why the strategy of dialogue as a first resort has been flawed and whether basic as… OL19976000W
Foreign Policy Puzzle Foreign Policy Puzzle Keith Shimko pages cm OL21297893W
Follies of power Follies of power David P. Calleo "The imagination of America's political elites is dominated by a unipolar vision, according to which the world is dominated by the United States. But the real world is increasingly plural, and others… OL4106121W
Eisenhower, Macmillan, and allied unity, 1957-1961 Eisenhower, Macmillan, and allied unity, 1957-1961 E. Bruce Geelhoed "Between 1957 and 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harold Macmillan restored the 'special relationship' between the United States and Great Britain after the Suez Crisis of 1956 Threatened to divide th… OL4111842W
Envoy to the Terror Envoy to the Terror Melanie Randolph Miller The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Although he was an important cont… OL5703894W
Passport to exotic real estate Passport to exotic real estate Steve Bergsman An exploration of acquiring real estate outside the continental U.S. Given the costly uncertainties of the domestic real estate market, buying a second home in desirable vacation areas within the … OL5837146W
Tyrannie de la pénitence Tyrannie de la pénitence Pascal Bruckner Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism - the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War-II, Europeans in particular have … OL711126W
Talking peace Talking peace Jimmy Carter Discusses the various factors involved in peace negotiations and conflict resolution, examining such elements as the living conditions of citizens in peacetime and wartime and the effect of internati… OL716763W
The dead hand The dead hand David E. Hoffman This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remai… OL8961404W