Title: America in the world : a definitive history of U.S. diplomacy and foreign policy /
Authors: Zoellick, Robert B.,
Year: 2020
Subjects: Diplomatic relations.; United States Foreign relations.; United States
Abstract: "In addition to presenting the compelling and influential stories of statesmen and diplomats from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, to Henry Kissinger and James Baker, America in the World also lays out Zoellick's critical framework, the "five traditions" of American diplomacy. These traditions include a focus on the home continent, the role of trade relations, changing attitudes towards alliances, the bonds between countries across the Americas, and the belief in the exceptionalism of the United States"--
Contents: Introduction: America's first diplomat -- A new American era: continental territory, financial power, neutral independence, and a Republican Union -- The United States and the global order -- Interwar internationalists -- A new order of American alliances -- An end and a beginning -- Afterword: From traditions to today.