Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories by

Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231201803)

Vendor: Christopher McKnight Nichols
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Format: Hardcover
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Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories by

Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories

$140.00
Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories by

Ideology in U.S. Foreign Relations: New Histories

$140.00
Format: Hardcover
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Winner, 2023 Joseph Fletcher Prize for Best Edited Book in Historical International Relations, History Section, International Studies Association

Ideology drives American foreign policy in ways seen and unseen. Racialized notions of subjecthood and civilization underlay the political revolution of eighteenth-century white colonizers; neoconservatism, neoliberalism, and unilateralism propelled the post-Cold War United States to unleash catastrophe in the Middle East. Ideologies order and explain the world, project the illusion of controllable outcomes, and often explain success and failure. How does the history of U.S. foreign relations appear differently when viewed through the lens of ideology?

This book explores the ideological landscape of international relations from the colonial era to the present. Contributors examine ideologies developed to justify--or resist--white settler colonialism and free-trade imperialism, and they discuss the role of nationalism in immigration policy. The book reveals new insights on the role of ideas at the intersection of U.S. foreign and domestic policy and politics. It shows how the ideals coded as "civilization," "freedom," and "democracy" legitimized U.S. military interventions and enabled foreign leaders to turn American power to their benefit. The book traces the ideological struggle over competing visions of democracy and of American democracy's place in the world and in history. It highlights sources beyond the realm of traditional diplomatic history, including nonstate actors and historically marginalized voices. Featuring the foremost specialists as well as rising stars, this book offers a foundational statement on the intellectual history of U.S. foreign policy.

Author: Christopher McKnight Nichols
ISBN-10: 023120180X
ISBN-13: 9780231201803
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2022
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d
By Christopher McKnight Nichols
By Christopher McKnight Nichols
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Christopher McKnight Nichols is professor of history and Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, at the Ohio State University. An Andrew Carnegie Fellow and award-winning scholar and teacher, Nichols is the author or editor of six books, including Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age (2011) and Rethinking American Grand Strategy (2021).

David Milne is professor of modern history at the University of East Anglia. His books include Worldmaking: The Art and Science of American Diplomacy (2015).

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