The will to believe
Subtitle: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America's strategy for peace and security
By: Ross A. Kennedy.
Series: New studies in U.S. foreign relations
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780873389716
Subjects: Wilson, Woodrow, -- 1856-1924; World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history; National security -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1913-1921
Description: In many ways, Woodrow Wilson and the era of World War I cast a deeper shadow over contemporary foreign policy debates than more recent events, such as the Cold War. More so than after World War II, Wilson and his contemporaries engaged in a wide-ranging debate about the fundamental character of American national security in the modern world. This is the first book that examines that debate in full, offering a detailed analysis of how U.S. political leaders and opinion makers conceptualized and pursued national security from 1914 to 1920.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Militarism and power politics, 1914-17; title: National security, 1914-17; title: The vision of collective security, 1914-17; title: Pursuing a Wilsonian peace, 1914-15; title: Pursuing a Wilsonian peace, 1915-17; title: Debating Wilsonianism; title: Wilson at war; title: National security debates, 1917-18; title: Wilson and the Versailles Treaty; title: National security debates, 1918-20.