Awkward Dominion: American Political, Economic and Cultural Relations With Europe, 1919-1933

by Frank Costigliola

In Awkward Dominion , Frank Costigliola offers a striking interpretation of the emergence of the United States as a world power in the 1920s, a period in which the country faced both burdens and opportunities as a result of the First World War. Exploring the key international issues in the interwar period―peace treaty revisions, Western economic recovery, and modernization―Costigliola considers American political and economic success in light of Europe's fascination with American technology, trade, and culture. The figures through which he tells this story include Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Henry Stimson, Charles Lindberg, Ernest Hemingway, and Henry Ford.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1984

Reviews

[Patrick Dempsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

An innovative history of the interwar period that blends economic and cultural influence on Europe through America. Much of this influence as Costigliola points out was unofficially taking place as business or charity outside of the congressional influence of politics.