US Diplomatic History (fall 2019)
Requirements
- Research Paper: 50%
- Participation: 30%
- Supplementary Reading: 10%
- Summary Review: 10%
Books: (all available through amazon.com, at link below)
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- Steve Coll, Ghost Wars
- John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life
- Felix Gilbert, To the Farewell Address
- Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976
- Thomas Hietala, Manifest Design
- Efraim and Inari Karsh, Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1789-1923
- Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War
- Erez Manela, The Wilsonian Moment
- Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command
- George Packer, Our Man
- Hans Schmidt, The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
- John Thompson, Great Power Rising
My Contact Information:
- email: kcjohnson9@gmail.com
- cell: 207-329-8456
- skype: kcjohnson9
Schedule:
August 27: Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy
- Felix Gilbert, To the Farewell Address
- U.S. Constitution & ratifying debates–foreign policy matters
September 3: Expansionism (Chris)
Thomas Hietala, Manifest Design
Supplementary Reading: Robert May, Southern Dream of a Caribbean Empire: Hugo
September 10: Growth of U.S. Power (articles will be e-mailed) (no review assignment)
- Cyrus Veeser, “Inventing Dollar Diplomacy,” Diplomatic History 27, pp. 302-328.
- Michael Devine, “Was James G. Blaine a Great Secretary of State?,” Diplomatic History 27, pp. 689-694.
- Daniel Rodgers, “In Search of Progressivism,” Reviews in American History 10, pp. 1-21.
- Stephen Valone, “‘Weakness Offers Temptation’: William H. Seward and the Reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine,” Diplomatic History 19, pp. 583-600.
Supplementary Reading: (Walter LaFeber, The New Empire): Leon
September 17: International Relations of the 19th Century Middle East (Jennifer)
- Efraim and Inari Karsh, Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1789-1923.
Supplementary Reading: James Field, United States and the Mediterranean World; Chris
September 24: Roosevelt [Nick]
- John Thompson, Great Power Rising
supplementary reading: (Bruce Calder, The Impact of Intervention): Najrana
October 1 & 8: No class (per college schedule)
October 15: Wilsonianism Study questions: Dzhenet
- Erez Manela, The Wilsonian Moment
Supplementary Reading: (Thomas Knock, To End All Wars): Lydia
October 22: Interwar Imperialism [Michael]
- Hans Schmidt, The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
Supplementary Reading: (Akira Iriye, After Imperialism): Nick
(Emily Rosenberg, Financial Missionaries to the World):
October 29: Onset of War [Hugo]
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- Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command
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Supplementary Reading:
(Ernest May, Strange Victory): Michael
(Akira Iriye, Power and Culture): Lydia
November 5: Containment [Najrana]
- John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life
Supplementary Reading: (Melvyn Leffler, A Preponderance of Power): Corina
(Thomas Alan Schwartz, America’s Germany): Joseph
November 12: Vietnam [Klarina]
Supplementary Reading: (Thomas Alan Schwartz, Lyndon Johnson and Europe): Enyonam
- Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War
November 19: Third World Adventurism [Leon]
Supplementary Reading: (James Mann, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan): Andrew
(James Baker, The Politics of Diplomacy): Dzhenet
- Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976
December 3: The Road to 9/11
Supplementary Reading: (Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11): Klarina
(Samantha Power, A Problem From Hell): William
- Steve Coll, Ghost Wars
December 10: Modern Diplomacy [Joseph]
Supplementary Reading: (Robert Gates, Duty): Jennifer
- Packer, Our Man
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