American Anthem: Modern American history, Teacher's Edition

American Anthem: Modern American history, Teacher's Edition

De la Teja, Jesús F.

White, Deborah Gray

Schulzinger, Robert D.

Ayers, Edward

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

This comprehensive study of recent American history has been revised and updated to include the ending of the Cold War and the presidency of George Bush.

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

History

Americas

Oxford University Press

Schulzinger's work provides a comprehensive survey of US diplomatic history in the 20th century. Unlike other texts on the subject, the book combines narrative with thoughtful analysis to explain how and why policy is made. The new edition has been updated to cover the period from 1900 to the present, including all eight years of the Reagan administration. Schulzinger critically examines the fundamental beliefs which have shaped US foreign policy since the turn of the century: a sense of superiority over other nations, a fear that various countries pose real and immediate dangers to US security, and an optimistic faith that US military strength, wealth, and political values can be applied to improve the lot of the world's peoples.

Schulzinger's work provides a comprehensive survey of US diplomatic history in the 20th century. Unlike other texts on the subject, the book combines narrative with thoughtful analysis to explain how and why policy is made. The new edition has been updated to cover the period from 1900 to the present, including all eight years of the Reagan administration. Schulzinger critically examines the fundamental beliefs which have shaped US foreign policy since the turn of the century: a sense of superiority over other nations, a fear that various countries pose real and immediate dangers to US security, and an optimistic faith that US military strength, wealth, and political values can be applied to improve the lot of the world's peoples.

Moving beyond a chronological survey of events to an analysis of the rivalries of groups, ideas, and interests that have shaped American diplomacy, Robert Schulzinger explains how and why policy is made, outlines the fundamental beliefs behind U.S. foreign policy, and traces the consistent pattern of America's relations with the rest of the world from the Spanish-American War to the present. He discusses the roles of the president, executive departments, Congress, interest groups, and media in shaping foreign policy, and pays special attention to the ways in which foreign policy issues have affected particular elections. The second edition is completely revised and updated to include new and often unpublished material on the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations, and adds an entirely new chapter on the events of the Reagan years. In addition, Schulzinger provides fresh insights into the Vietnam War and its legacy, the changing international economic environment, and America's new willingness to use its military might for the advancement of its foreign policy interests. Also new is a bibliographical essay which provides a handy, current guide to the best scholarship on the subject. With its engaging style and up-to-date information, American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century is an invaluable source for anyone interested in United States foreign policy.

"...Schultzinger takes a fresh look at the Vietnam War by drawing on newly-opened archival materials and utilizing the already extensive bibliography on the war. His narrative is free from the passions of the day which continue to influence the works of many scholars."--BookReviews Even after two decades, the memory of the Vietnam War seems to haunt our culture. From Forrest Gump to Miss Saigon, from Tim O'Brien's Pulitzer Prize-winning Going After Cacciato to Robert McNamara's controversial memoir In Retrospect, Americans are drawn again and again to ponder our long, tragic involvement in Southeast Asia. Now eminent historian Robert D. Schulzinger has combed the newly available documentary evidence, both in public and private archives, to produce an ambitious, masterful account of three decades of war in Vietnam--the first major full-length history of the conflict to be based on primary sources. In A Time for War, Schulzinger paints a vast yet intricate canvas of more than three decades of conflict in Vietnam, from the first rumblings of rebellion against the French colonialists to the American intervention and eventual withdrawal. His comprehensive narrative incorporates every aspect of the war--from the military (as seen in his brisk account of the French failure at Dienbienphu) to the economic (such as the wage increase sparked by the draft in the United States) to the political. Drawing on massive research, he offers a vivid and insightful portrait of the changes in Vietnamese politics and society, from the rise of Ho Chi Minh, to the division of the country, to the struggles between South Vietnamese president Diem and heavily armed religious sects, to the infighting and corruption that plagued Saigon. Schulzinger reveals precisely how outside powers--first the French, then the Americans--committed themselves to war in Indochina, even against their own better judgment. Roosevelt, for example, derided the French efforts to reassert their colonial control after World War II, yet Truman, Eisenhower, and their advisers gradually came to believe that Vietnam was central to American interests. The author's account of Johnson is particularly telling and tragic, describing how president would voice clear headed, even prescient warnings about the dangers of intervention--then change his mind, committing America's prestige and military might to supporting a corrupt, unpopular regime. Schulzinger offers sharp criticism of the American military effort, and offers a fascinating look inside the Nixon White House, showing how the Republican president dragged out the war long past the point when he realized that the United States could not win. Finally, Schulzinger paints a brilliant political and social portrait of the times, illuminating the impact of the war on the lives of ordinary Americans and Vietnamese. Schulzinger shows what it was like to participate in the war--as a common soldier, an American nurse, a navy flyer, a conscript in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, a Vietcong fighter, or an antiwar protester. In a field crowded with fiction, memoirs, and popular tracts, A Time for War will stand as the landmark history of America's longest war. Based on extensive archival research, it will be the first place readers will turn in an effort to understand this tragic, divisive conflict.

A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975

A Time for Peace: The Legacy of the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War left wounds that have taken three decades to heal--indeed some scars remain even today. In A Time for Peace, prominent American historian Robert D. Schulzinger sheds light on how deeply etched memories of this devastating conflict have altered America's political, social, and cultural landscape. Schulzinger examines the impact of the war from many angles. He traces the long, twisted, and painful path of reconciliation with Vietnam, the heated controversy over soldiers who were missing in action, the influx of over a million Vietnam refugees into the US, and the plight of Vietnam veterans, many of whom returned home alienated, unhappy, and unappreciated. Schulzinger looks at how the controversies of the war have continued to be fought in books and films and, perhaps most important, he explores the power of the Vietnam metaphor on foreign policy, particularly in Central America, Somalia, the Gulf War, and the war in Iraq. Using a vast array of sources, A Time for Peace provides an illuminating account of a war that still looms large in the American imagination.

Moving beyond a chronological survey of events to an analysis of the rivalries of groups, ideas, and interests that have shaped American diplomacy, Robert Schulzinger explains how and why policy is made, outlines the fundamental beliefs behind U.S. foreign policy, and traces the consistent pattern of America's relations with the rest of the world from the Spanish-American War to the present. Now including completely updated material on the events around the globe that marked the end of the cold war and the tumultuous and controversial foreign policy of the Bush administration, the text discusses the roles of the president, executive departments, Congress, interest groups, and media in shaping foreign policy, and pays special attention to the ways in which foreign policy issues have affected particular elections. With its engaging style and colorful prose, American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century is an invaluable source for students of United States foreign policy.

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900

Long admired as the most comprehensive and accessible survey available, this fourth edition of U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900, formerly entitled American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century, has been completely revised and updated to include balanced coverage of both the Clinton and Bush administrations and their efforts to deal with the extraordinary changes in international affairs after the Cold War. A revised section on the Reagan administration has also been included and a new concluding chapter discusses American foreign relations after the Cold War.

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American Anthem: Modern American history, Teacher's Edition

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975

A Time for Peace: The Legacy of the Vietnam War

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900