American visions of Europe
Subtitle: Franklin D. Roosevelt, George F. Kennan, and Dean G. Acheson
By: John Lamberton Harper.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945; Kennan, George Frost, 1904-; Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971; United States -- Foreign relations -- Europe; Europe -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Description: The problem of internecine conflict in Europe dominated the thoughts of U.S. statesmen during the four decades after 1914. This study in the varieties of modern American experience of Europe traces the development of three distinct personal answers to the question of what to do with Europe: Roosevelt's partial internationalism, aiming at the retirement of Europe from world politics while avoiding American entanglement; Kennan's partial isolationism, aspiring to restore Europe's centrality and autonomy through temporary American engagement; and Acheson's accommodating interventionism, establishing the United States as a permanent power in Europe at the behest of European and U.S. interests.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-362) and index.