American Approach To Foreign Affairs

America's historic approach to foreign affairs, while at times admirable, has frequently been injurious to the American people and others. This book argues that a proper understanding of that tradition is vital to the country's continued well-being.

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Investigates the American tradition of foreign affairs, assessing the historical relationship between ideology and policy. Evaluates historical approaches to problem-solving, the isolationist-interventionist impulse, and the American concept of alliance. Whitcomb (foreign policy, Kutztown U., Pennsylvania) notes a persistent discontinuity between America's professed values and its diplomatic style. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

ROGER S. WHITCOMB is Professor of American International Relations and Foreign Policy Studies at Kutztown University of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.