Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama Contributor(s): Sestanovich, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307388301 ISBN-13: 9780307388308 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 21st Century - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
Dewey: 327.730 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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Publisher Description: American foreign policy since World War II has long been seen primarily as a story of strong and successful alliances, domestic consensus, and continuity from one adminstration to the next. Why then have so many presidents left office condemned for their foreign policy record? In his fresh and compelling history of America's rise to dominance, Stephen Sestanovich makes clear that U.S. diplomacy has always stirred controversy, both at home and abroad. He shows how successive adminstrations have struggled to find new solutions, alternating between bold maximalist strategies and retrenchment efforts to downsize America's role. Almost all our presidents emerge from this vivid retelling in a sharp and unexpected light. |