Documents of American Diplomacy: From the American Revolution to the Present

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As a young republic, an emerging imperial power, a combatant in the Cold War, or the world's last remaining superpower, America has exercised a pivotal influence on world affairs throughout its history. Through documents drawn from every period of American history, this book offers a comprehensive examination of American diplomacy from its revolutionary roots to the present day. The book offers the insight necessary to understand American priorities in both the 20th and the 21st centuries.

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.,."a useful update for libraries with large undergraduate populations."-College & Research Libraries
...a useful update for libraries with large undergraduate populations.-College & Research Libraries
Primary source materials are the mainstay of historical research....This work is one attempt to collect important government documents pertaining to American diplomacy....Useful for undergraduate libraries of all sizes.-Choice
..."a useful update for libraries with large undergraduate populations."-College & Research Libraries
"Primary source materials are the mainstay of historical research....This work is one attempt to collect important government documents pertaining to American diplomacy....Useful for undergraduate libraries of all sizes."-Choice

Author Bio

MICHAEL D. GAMBONE is Assistant Professor of History at Kutztown University of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. He is the author of Eisenhower, Somoza, and the Cold War in Nicaragua, 1953-1961 (Praeger, 1997) and Capturing the Revolution: The United States, Central America, and Nicaragua (Praeger, 2001).