Belligerents, Brinkmanship, and the Big Stick: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Diplomatic Concepts

This encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the concepts, traditions, events, and individuals that shaped United States' foreign relations from the American Revolution to the present.

• Five chronologically arranged sections, each with an introduction that describes key events and relationships

• Over 200 chronological and alphabetic listings of major concepts and events in the history of American foreign relations as well as brief biographical entries on individuals who made major diplomatic contributions

• Excerpts from a number of key foreign policy documents, statements, and treaties that relate to the subject and individual entries

• Maps Illustrating the results of various treaties and international agreements as well as photographs and illustrations of key individuals and events

• Bibliographic listings of print and online resources for each entry, enabling readers to explore topics further

• A comprehensive index plus alphebetical and subject area listings of entries in each section