| Description |
1 online resource (193 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Economics of an Old Deal; 2 Recognition of the Soviet Union; 3 Recognizing Others: Cuba and Liberia; 4 Open and Closed Doors: The Far East; 5 Collective Security ; 6 The Response to Neutrality Legislation; 7 Neutrality and the Italian- Ethiopian War; 8 Beyond Neutrality to Noninterference: The Spanish Civil War; 9 A Final Appraisal; Epilogue ; Notes ; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; i; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
In this provocative interpretation of New Deal diplomacy, Howard Jablon challenges the view that the State Department was wiser and more expert at international maneuver than was President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the early years of his presidency. These were years of growing world tension, with the preliminary shots of World War II being fired as Japan took over Manchuria, Italy made Ethiopia an extension of its new Roman Empire, and all the European great powers tried out their new weaponry in Spain. The author argues that the department's advice in this period actually led to unfortunate de |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Department of State
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Department of State fast |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Executive Branch.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- Executive Branch.
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Diplomatic relations
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140096
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813148403 |
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0813148405 |
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