American Foreign Policy: Theory and Method

Free, no sign-up neededFall 2004English

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This course examines the causes and consequences of American foreign policy since 1898. Course readings cover both substantive and methods topics. Four substantive topics are covered: major theories of American foreign policy; major episodes in the history of American foreign policy and historical/interpretive controversies about them; the evaluation of major past American foreign policies–were their results good or bad?

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