دانلود کتاب The American "Empire": And Other Studies of Us Foreign Policy in a Comparative Perspective

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Contents
Preface
1. Moralism, Presentism, Exceptionalism, Provincialism, and Other Extravagances in American Writings on the Early Cold War Years
I Moralism
II Presentism
Ill Exceptionalism
IV Provincialism
V Comments on Some European Contributions
VI A Note of Admiration
VII What is to Be Done?
2.The American “Empire” 1945-1990*
I Introduction
II The Debate about America’s Rise
Ill The International Environment
IV Empire—Some Words on the Term
V The American Position of Strength, 1945-Early 1960s
VI The Expansion of the United States until the Early 1960s
VII “Empire” by Invitation
VIII Leader of the “Free World”
IX The United States and Its Allies: If so Strong,
Why so Many Concessions and Why Such Problematic Allies?
X Disinterest and Defeat in America’s Heyday
XI The Debate about America’s Decline
XII The Declining Relative Strength of the United States
XIII Contraction and Partial Expansion
XIV Invitations, Interference, and Superpowers versus Local Forces
XV The Future of America and the Costs of Empire
3. Uniqueness and Pendulum Swings in US Foreign Policy*
I Is American Foreign Policy Unique?
II Great Powers and Constant Objectives
Ill Some Basic Policy Swings
IV The American Attitude to the Soviet Union and to Defense Spending
V Western Europe, the Soviet Union, and Defense Spending
VI Soviet Attitudes to the West and to Defense Spending
VII The American Swings Explained
VIII The Importance of American Cultural Factors
IX Conclusion
4. The United States, Great Britain and the Origins of the Cold War in Eastern Europe*
I Idealism — The Starting Point
II Idealism Modified
Ill The Yalta Conference
IV The Polish Government
V The Balkans
VI The Search for Leverage
VII The Search for the Middle Road
Notes
Notes to Chapter 1
Notes to Chapter 2
Notes to Chapter 3
Notes to Chapter 4
US Share of World Gross National Product
Index