The tragedy of American diplomacy /
Williams, William Appleman.
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Co.,
c2009.
Originally published: Cleveland : World Pub. Co., c1959.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: History and the transcendence of the tragic -- Imperial anticolonialism -- The transformation of the expansionist outlook -- The crisis of the 1890s and the turn to imperialism -- The imperialism of idealism -- The rising tide of revolution -- The legend of isolationism -- A great debate over the tactics of empire -- The internationalization of business -- The war for the American frontier -- The nightmare of Depression and the vision of omnipotence -- Roosevelt and Stalin confront the dilemmas of victory -- The open door policy and the onset of the Cold War -- A new vision of omnipotence and a misreading of history prompt the United States to overplay its hand -- The diplomacy of the vicious circle -- The impotence of nuclear supremacy -- The terrifying momentum toward disaster -- Conclusion: The wisdom of an open door for revolutions -- Afterword: Tragedy renewed / by Andrew J. Bacevich.