The History of American Foreign Policy: v.1: To 1920

Offers a narrative and analytical history of American foreign policy from the revolutionary period onwards. This edition includes a chapter on the George W Bush presidency, 9/11, and the war in Iraq. It also chronicles events and policies with emphasis on the international setting and constraints within which American policy-makers had to operate.

Author: Jerald A. Combs
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/15/2008
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.89h x 7.01w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780765620545

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 57

About the Author
Jerald A. Combs (PhD, UCLA 1964) is professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University, where he retired after serving nine years as chair of the History Department and two years as dean of undergraduate studies. He is the author of The Jay Treaty: Political Battleground of the Founding Fathers (1970) and American Diplomatic History: Two Centuries of Changing Interpretations (1983). His latest publication is "A Missed Chance for Peace? Opportunities for Détente in Europe," in The Cold War After Stalin's Death: A Missed Opportunity for Peace? edited by Klaus Larres and Kenneth Osgood (2006).