Robert J. McMahon je špecialistom na históriu zahraničných vzťahov USA. Jeho práca sa zameriava na hlbšie pochopenie medzinárodných vzťahov a kľúčových momentov v histórii Spojených štátov. McMahon skúma, ako historické udalosti formovali americkú zahraničnú politiku a jej globálne dopady. Jeho analýzy ponúkajú cenný vhľad do zložitosti svetovej diplomacie.
Introduction: The subtle tools -- Ground Zero -- The Patriot Act -- Homeland -- President Trump and the subtle tools -- The Muslim ban -- Crisis at the border -- The killing of General Soleimani -- The Black Lives Matter protests : militarizing the home front -- The 2020 elections -- Conclusion: Biden's Ground Zero.
American Foreign Policy and the Transformation of the Cold War (Paperback)
Jussi M. Hanhimaki offers students and scholars a survey of the evolution of American foreign policy during a key period in recent history, the era of superpower detente and global transformation in the 1960s and 1970s.
Who was the real 'English patient'? The desert explorer Laszlo Almasy, on whom the character was loosely based, was very different from the romantic hero of the prize-winning novel anmd multiple Oscar-winning movie of that name. But a similar aura of mystery surrounds them both.
The massive disorder and economic ruin following the Second World War inevitably predetermined the scope and intensity of the Cold War. But why did it last so long? And what impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, how did it affect the broader history of the second half of the twentieth century--what were the human and financial costs? This Very Short Introduction provides a clear and stimulating interpretive overview of the Cold War, one that will both invite debate and encourage deeper investigation.About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
And what combination of economic, political, and ideological variables best explain the motives that led the United States to seek friends and allies in virtually every corner of the planet?
Combining classic and contemporary scholarly essays, this best-selling anthology from the respected Problems in American Civilization series presents challenging perspectives on the complex origins of the East-West confrontation after World War II.
