US DIPLOMACY SINCE 1900 6/E

by Robert D. Schulzinger

Interest in U.S. foreign relations has soared to great heights in the early twenty-first century. Long admired as the most comprehensive and accessible American diplomacy survey available, U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900 has never been more relevant. Now in its sixth edition, the book chronicles the major events in the history of U.S. foreign relations, from the Spanish-American-Philippine War to the present. In this engaging narrative, Robert D. Schulzinger discusses public ideas about foreign relations and explains how U.S. foreign policy is made; he places U.S. foreign relations in the context of the growing interdependence and globalization of international affairs.

Updated to include a complete account of the second Bush administration, the new edition also addresses the developments that both preceded and followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the aftermath of this violence, Schulzinger considers whether the U.S. has become an empire and, if so, how that empire is defined. The sixth edition also provides updated, streamlined, and enhanced material throughout and features an array of vibrant new photographs.

In this dynamic text, students will encounter the latest scholarship in the history of international affairs, which incorporates valuable insights from related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities--including work on gender, race, ethnicity, and intellectual history. Distinguished by its combination of narrative and analysis and by its in-depth explanations of how and why policy is created, U.S. Diplomacy Since 1900, Sixth Edition, is an invaluable resource for students of diplomatic history, foreign relations, and political science.

Genres: History, American History, International Relations

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Robert D. Schulzinger was on faculty at the University of Colorado, where he taught history and led the Center for International Affairs.

He received SHAFR's 1997 Robert H. Ferrell Prize for A Time for War.

Reviews

[Edward Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent look at the US diplomatic efforts from 1900 when the US stepped out into the international arena.

This text was used in a class to identify and define the various directives in US International Policy and additional texts were assigned to drive down into the detail and the results both positive and negative for those Policies.

[Molly Lang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compared to the Other book I read today I would rate this one as depressing but you do what you have to do to get The Grade.

[Gary Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written and readable textbook on modern US policy. Very fair and even handed. Enjoyable reading for a college text book.

[Ju]

Great read, offering an unbiased perspective for anyone who is looking to brush up on the history of American diplomacy. A bit dense, but full of useful information. I appreciated the structure, summarizing the most important and consuming matters that were faced from TR to the second Bush administration.

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed to read it for my first OU class: U.S. Foreign Policy between the 2 World Wars -- and I really, really enjoyed it. It's definitely not a light-and-easy popcorn read, but it's not a dry textbook either. Loads of information, but presented in a very readable way.

[Matthew Barlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent reference text for US foreign relations.