The American encounter
Subtitle: the United States and the making of the modern world : essays from 75 years of Foreign affairs
By: edited by James F. Hoge, Jr. and Fareed Zakaria.
Contributors: Hoge, James F.; Zakaria, Fareed.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 644
Subjects: World politics -- 20th century.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
Other titles: Foreign affairs (New York)
Description: Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the world's leading journal of international relations, a distinction earned by providing the most insightful and far-reaching commentary on global politics and economic policy available anywhere. As America has played a pivotal role in determining the shape of the world in the twentieth century, Foreign Affairs and its contributors have been at the center of each debate.

In The American Encounter, readers will find landmark essays in a unique intellectual history of this century and of the extraordinary role that America has played in it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.