The Ambiguous Legacy: U.S. Foreign Relations in the 'American Century'

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511625954

This collection of essays assesses the record of American foreign policy over the course of the twentieth century. The essays comprise the work of political scientists as well as historians, conservatives as well as liberals, foreign scholars as well as Americans. Taking off from Henry Luce's vision of an 'American century', the authors discuss such important topics as the American conception of the national interest, the tension between democracy and capitalism, the US role in both the developed and underdeveloped worlds, party politics and foreign policy, the significance of race in American foreign relations, and the cultural impact of American diplomacy on the world at large. The result is a lively collection of essays by authors who often disagree but who nonetheless provide the reader with keen insights about the past and provocative views of the future.

‘… a lively collection of essays by authors who often disagree but who nonetheless provide the reader with keen insights about the past and provocative views of the future.’

Source: Journal of the European Association of American Studies

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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The Authors
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Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv
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Introduction
pp 1-10
- By Michael J. Hogan
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“The American Century”
pp 11-29
- By Henry R. Luce
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1 - Making the World Safe for Democracy in the American Century
pp 30-51
- By Tony Smith
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2 - “Empire by Invitation” in the American Century
pp 52-91
- By Geir Lundestad
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3 - America and the Twentieth Century: Continuity and Change
pp 92-119
- By Robert Jervis
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4 - The Idea of the National Interest
pp 120-151
- By H. W. Brands
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5 - The Tension between Democracy and Capitalism during the American Century
pp 152-182
- By Walter LaFeber
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6 - The American Century: From Sarajevo to Sarajevo
pp 183-231
- By Joan Hoff
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7 - East Asia in Henry Luce's “American Century”
pp 232-278
- By Michael H. Hunt
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8 - The American Century and the Third World
pp 279-301
- By Bruce Cumings
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9 - Race from Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and the General Crisis of “White Supremacy”
pp 302-336
- By Gerald Horne
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10 - Immigrants and Frontiersmen: Two Traditions in American Foreign Policy
pp 337-355
- By Godfrey Hodgson
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11 - Partisan Politics and Foreign Policy in the American Century
pp 356-377
- By Michael J. Hogan
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12 - Philanthropy and Diplomacy in the American Century
pp 378-415
- By Volker R. Berghahn
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13 - A Century of NGOs
pp 416-436
- By Akira Iriye
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14 - Consuming Women: Images of Americanization in the “American Century”
pp 437-462
- By Emily S. Rosenberg
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15 - The Empire of the Fun, or Talkin' Soviet Union Blues: The Sound of Freedom and U.S. Cultural Hegemony in Europe
pp 463-499
- By Reinhold Wagnleitner
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16 - American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End
pp 500-520
- By Rob Kroes
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Index
pp 521-534
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

The Authors
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-10

“The American Century”
pp 11-29

1 - Making the World Safe for Democracy in the American Century
pp 30-51

2 - “Empire by Invitation” in the American Century
pp 52-91

3 - America and the Twentieth Century: Continuity and Change
pp 92-119

4 - The Idea of the National Interest
pp 120-151

5 - The Tension between Democracy and Capitalism during the American Century
pp 152-182

6 - The American Century: From Sarajevo to Sarajevo
pp 183-231

7 - East Asia in Henry Luce's “American Century”
pp 232-278

8 - The American Century and the Third World
pp 279-301

9 - Race from Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and the General Crisis of “White Supremacy”
pp 302-336

10 - Immigrants and Frontiersmen: Two Traditions in American Foreign Policy
pp 337-355

11 - Partisan Politics and Foreign Policy in the American Century
pp 356-377

12 - Philanthropy and Diplomacy in the American Century
pp 378-415

13 - A Century of NGOs
pp 416-436

14 - Consuming Women: Images of Americanization in the “American Century”
pp 437-462

15 - The Empire of the Fun, or Talkin' Soviet Union Blues: The Sound of Freedom and U.S. Cultural Hegemony in Europe
pp 463-499

16 - American Empire and Cultural Imperialism: A View from the Receiving End
pp 500-520

Index
pp 521-534

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