Democracy and Diplomacy : The Impact of Domestic Politics in U. S. Foreign Policy, 1789-1994

by Small, Melvin

• ISBN13: 9780801851780
• ISBN10: 0801851785
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-02-01
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

From the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian split over English and French policy in the 1790s to the Republican-Democratic clash over Haitian policy in the 1990s, Americans and foreign observers have been troubled--and often exasperated--by the extraordinary influence of U.S. domestic politics on matters of vital national security. Some critics, including Alexis de Tocqueville, concluded--that America's democratic system would cripple the effective and efficient conduct of its foreign policy. In this first historical overview of the subject, Melvin Small examines the central role of domestic politics in the shaping and conduct of American foreign policy from the early republic to the end of the Cold War.

Author Biography

Melvin Small is professor in the Department of History at Wayne State University.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Establishing a Tradition, 1789-1895	1	(25)
The Progressive Era, 1895-1920	26	(26)
From War to War, 1920-1944	52	(28)
The Cold War's Darkest Days, 1944-1960	80	(30)
The World Becomes More Complicated, 1960-1980	110	(31)
An Emerging New World Order, 1980-1994	141	(24)
Conclusion Democracy and Foreign Policy: A Balance Sheet	165	(6)
Bibliographic Essay	171	(22)
Index	193