American Foreign Policy

by Glenn P. Hastedt

Updated it its 9th edition, American Foreign Policy helps readers understand and evaluate what international issues face the United States and how it responds by emphasizing critical thinking rather than encyclopedic detail.This truly brief text focuses on the foreign policymaking process and its outcomes to build a solid and practical foundation of knowledge. Encouraging the application of lessons learned from case studies of historical and current problems, American Foreign Policy is a clear and succinct introduction to the field and a compelling way to prepare readers to think about America's changing role in the world.

Genres: History, Politics, Nonfiction, Textbooks

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Dale]

Issued at the US Army War College this is a great book for an all inclusive look at American Foreign Policy. The author provides context, asks questions at the end of each section for reflection, and provides suggested further readings. There is a shelf life for the information about the current state of affairs, hence it being the twelfth edition.

[Don]

Sloppy history within.

[Diogenes the Dog]

Not horrible for a textbook.

[Rebecca P]

Filed under: another substantive but dry as burnt toast academic work.

[J. Tayler Smith]

It’s is a textbook on American foreign policy. It’s does it’s job well. It remains unbiased on the topic and presents the facts what American foreign policy has consisted of from about World War II until the end of Obama’s presidency. Not much more can be said.

[Jacob]

better than I expected.

[Sannie Hald]

Article 23***

[Neh]

Using this book and Jentleson's textbook contiguously was the best decision. The synergistic benefit was invaluable to say the least!

[Art]

Excellent textbook (Tenth Edition) on American Foreign Policy.