An Independent Empire

An Independent Empire
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780472126484
ISBN-13 : 0472126482
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis An Independent Empire by : Michael S. Kochin

Foreign policies and diplomatic missions, combined with military action, were the driving forces behind the growth of the early United States. In an era when the Old and New Worlds were subject to British, French, and Spanish imperial ambitions, the new republic had limited diplomatic presence and minimal public credit. It was vulnerable to hostile forces in every direction. The United States could not have survived, grown, or flourished without the adoption of prescient foreign policies, or without skillful diplomatic operations. An Independent Empire shows how foreign policy and diplomacy constitute a truly national story, necessary for understanding the history of the United States. In this lively and well-written book, episodes in American history—such as the writing and ratification of the Constitution, Henry Clay’s advocacy of an American System, Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain, and the visionary but absurd Congress of Panama—are recast as elemental aspects of United States foreign and security policy. An Independent Empire tells the stories of the people who defined the early history of America’s international relationships. Throughout the book are brief, entertaining vignettes of often-overlooked intellectuals, spies, diplomats, and statesmen whose actions and decisions shaped the first fifty years of the United States. More than a dozen bespoke maps illustrate that the growth of the early United States was as much a geographical as a political or military phenomenon.

In the Anglo-Arab Labyrinth

In the Anglo-Arab Labyrinth
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 9781135308490
ISBN-13 : 1135308497
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Anglo-Arab Labyrinth by : Elie Kedouri

The McMahon-Husayn correspondence has been at the heart of Anglo-Arab relations since World War I. It aroused great controversy, particularly over Palestine. Here, it is examined in historical context to determine why it was so obscure and what lay in the minds of those who drafted it.

The Works of Orestes A. Brownson: Politics

The Works of Orestes A. Brownson: Politics
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 632
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105013080176
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Works of Orestes A. Brownson: Politics by : Orestes Augustus Brownson

The Independent

The Independent
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 760
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015010952607
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Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis The Independent by : Leonard Bacon

The Independent

The Independent
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : IND:32000000689184
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Independent by : William Livingston

Outlook and Independent

Outlook and Independent
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1046
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000020215798
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Outlook and Independent by :

Introduction to the Study of History

Introduction to the Study of History
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 676
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:590108249
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Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to the Study of History by : William Binnington Boyce

Turkey Old and New

Turkey Old and New
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 658
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:590673787
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Turkey Old and New by : Sutherland Menzies