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100 1 $aJones, Howard,$d1940-
245 10 $aCrucible of power.$pA history of American foreign relations from 1945 /$cHoward Jones.
246 30 $aHistory of American foreign relations from 1945
260 $aLanham :$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$cc2009.
300 $axiii, 383 p. :$bill., maps ;$c27 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCold war and containment in Europe and the Near East, 1945-1950 -- Cold war and containment in East Asia, 1950-1953 -- Containment continued : the Eisenhower years, 1953-1961 -- Containment at the brink : Kennedy and Cuba, 1961-1963 -- Containment in collapse : Johnson and Vietnam, 1963-1969 -- Vietnamization through detente : a new containment, 1969-1977 -- The new world order : Jimmy Carter and the diplomacy of human rights, 1977-1981 -- Cold war II : Reagan and the revival of containment, 1981-1989 -- The end of the cold war and the outbreak of regional conflicts, 1989-2001 -- President George W. Bush and missionary diplomacy : 9/11, the preemptive war with Iraq, and the global war on terrorism, 2001-
520 1 $a"This book focuses on the personalities, security interests, and postwar / Cold War tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy since 1945. The book includes updated coverage of the Bush administration's foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. Selections from key foreign policy documents appear in each chapter."--Jacket.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989-
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989$xDecision making.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989-$xDecision making.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aJones, Howard, 1940-$tCrucible of power. A history of American foreign relations from 1945.$dLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009$w(OCoLC)609233161
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