The Monroe Doctrine : empire and nation in nineteenth-century America /
Sexton, Jay, 1978-
The Monroe Doctrine : empire and nation in nineteenth-century America / Jay Sexton. - 1st ed. - New York : Hill and Wang, - 290 pages : map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Independence -- American systems -- A declaration, a doctrine, and a disavowal -- Civil wars -- Control -- Intervention.
President James Monroe's 1823 message to Congress declaring opposition to European colonization in the Western Hemisphere became the cornerstone of nineteenth-century American statecraft. The Monroe Doctrine proclaimed anticolonial principles, yet it rapidly became the myth and means for subsequent generations of politicians to pursue expansionist foreign policies. The crucial episodes in nineteenth and early-twentieth-century foreign relations, westward expansion in the 1840s, Civil War diplomacy, the imperialism of 1898, entrance into World War I, and the establishment of the League of Nations, were framed by the Doctrine as its meaning evolved to suit the dreams and fears of an American empire. In this work the author tells how the Monroe Doctrine provides a new lens through which to view a great paradox at the center of American history: the nation's conflicting traditions of anticolonialism and imperialism.
9780809071913 0809071916 9780809069996 0809069997
Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600 SAN 631-5011
2010023382
1800-1899
Monroe doctrine.
Diplomatic relations.
Monroe doctrine.
Monroedoktrin
Expansionspolitik
Politics and Government.
United States--Foreign relations--19th century.
United States.
USA.
Nonfiction.
JZ1482 / .S49 2011
327.7304
The Monroe Doctrine : empire and nation in nineteenth-century America / Jay Sexton. - 1st ed. - New York : Hill and Wang, - 290 pages : map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Independence -- American systems -- A declaration, a doctrine, and a disavowal -- Civil wars -- Control -- Intervention.
President James Monroe's 1823 message to Congress declaring opposition to European colonization in the Western Hemisphere became the cornerstone of nineteenth-century American statecraft. The Monroe Doctrine proclaimed anticolonial principles, yet it rapidly became the myth and means for subsequent generations of politicians to pursue expansionist foreign policies. The crucial episodes in nineteenth and early-twentieth-century foreign relations, westward expansion in the 1840s, Civil War diplomacy, the imperialism of 1898, entrance into World War I, and the establishment of the League of Nations, were framed by the Doctrine as its meaning evolved to suit the dreams and fears of an American empire. In this work the author tells how the Monroe Doctrine provides a new lens through which to view a great paradox at the center of American history: the nation's conflicting traditions of anticolonialism and imperialism.
9780809071913 0809071916 9780809069996 0809069997
Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600 SAN 631-5011
2010023382
1800-1899
Monroe doctrine.
Diplomatic relations.
Monroe doctrine.
Monroedoktrin
Expansionspolitik
Politics and Government.
United States--Foreign relations--19th century.
United States.
USA.
Nonfiction.
JZ1482 / .S49 2011
327.7304