America, War and Power: Defining the State, 1775-2005

ISBN-13: 9780415545334 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 240 str.

Lawrence Sondhaus

Opis

Written by leading historians and political scientists, this collection of essays offers a broad and comprehensive coverage of the role of war in American history. Addressing the role of the armed force, and attitudes towards it, in shaping and defining the United States, the first four chapters reflect the perspectives of historians on this central question, from the time of the American Revolution to the US wars in Vietnam and Iraq. Chapters five and six offer the views of political scientists on the topic, one in light of the global systems theory, the other from the perspective of domestic opinion and governance. The concluding essay is written by historians Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton, whose co-authored book The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000 provided the common reading for the symposium which produced these essays. America, War and Power will be of much interest to students and scholars of US military history, US politics and military history and strategy in general.

Spis treści

Introduction  Perspectives on American Power and Empire A. James Fuller  1. Defining a New Empire: The New Power Takes Shape, 1775-1815 Jeremy Black  2. The United States as Rogue State: Gunboat Persuasion, Citizen Marauders and the Limits of Antebellum American Imperialism Robert E. May  3. Billy Yank and Johnny Reb Take on the World: Civil War Veterans’ Views of  War, Liberty, and Empire Carol Reardon  4. Defining Eisenhower’s America: War, Power, and Race Relations, 1941-1961 Edward O. Frantz  5. Cold War Perceptions and the American Experience of War R. William Ayres  6. From Vietnam to Iraq: The First Television War and Its Legacies Chester Pach  7. Global War and the Foundations of US Systemic Leadership William R. Thompson  8. Domestic Challenges to American Hegemony Steven W. Hook  9. Soft Power, Hard Power, and the Pax Americana Lawrence Sondhaus