Democracy and Diplomacy: The Impact of Domestic Politics in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1789-1994

From the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian split over English and French policy in the 1790s to the Republican-Democratic clash over Haitian policy in the 1990s, Americans and foreign observers have been troubled--and often exasperated--by the extraordinary influence of U.S. domestic politics on matters of vital national security. Some critics, including Alexis de Tocqueville, concluded--that America's democratic system would cripple the effective and efficient conduct of its foreign policy. In this first historical overview of the subject, Melvin Small examines the central role of domestic politics in the shaping and conduct of American foreign policy from the early republic to the end of the Cold War.

Author: Melvin Small
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 12/02/1995
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.92h x 5.94w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780801851780

About the Author

Melvin Small is professor in the Department of History at Wayne State University.

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