{"product_id":"us-foreign-policy-akis-kalaitzidis-9780313383755","title":"U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critical tool for the study of U.S. history, this volume offers an analysis of important documents and decisions in U.S. foreign policy from George Washington to Barack Obama.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe study of historical primary documents provides a uniquely beneficial and insightful view into history. To that end, \u003ci\u003eU.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e presents and interprets important documents from throughout U.S. history, from the administration of George Washington to that of Barack Obama. Examining U.S. foreign policy through this lens identifies the ideals of the United States during different periods, illuminates the intent behind its military actions, and reveals how each American president interpreted his moral responsibilities as leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized to allow readers to examine the historical evolution of U.S. foreign policy, the book includes treaties, speeches, and other documents that illustrate important doctrines and decisions over the more than two centuries of American history, covering all presidential doctrines to the current administration. It also highlights various phases of foreign policy, from regionalism to westward expansion, from the Cold War to a New World Order. In addition to the documents themselves, the authors provide invaluable analysis and commentary that will help students understand what the documents mean--both in the context of their time, and in terms of their broader historical significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akis Kalaitzidis,Gregory W. Streich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313383758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313383755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 37","brand":"Akis Kalaitzidis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152962892031,"sku":"9780313383755","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f989bc13-fd82-473f-98d0-63dda13e470c.jpg?v=1770780372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-foreign-policy-akis-kalaitzidis-9780313383755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}