Liberty and Power: U. S. Diplomatic History, 1750-1945

by Walter F. LaFeber

The study and teaching of history unexpectedly emerged as the subject of intense public debate.

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First published October 28, 1991

About the author

One of the foremost scholars of American foreign policy, Walter Fredrick LaFeber was the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History at Cornell University. Previous to that he served as the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of History and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell.