US Diplomatic History (fall 2022, section 1)
Requirements
- Research Paper: 50%
- Participation: 30%
- Supplementary Reading: 10%
- Summary Review: 10%
Books: (all available through amazon.com, at link below)
- Mary Dudziak, Cold War Civil Rights
- John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life
- Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976
- Richard Haass, A World in Disarray
- Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command
- Kristin Hoganson, A Consumers’ Imperium
- Ronald Johnson, Diplomacy in Black and White
- Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War
- Robert May, Manifest Destiny’s Underworld
- Hans Schmidt, The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
- James Wilson, A Triumph of Improvisation
- Philip Zelikow, The Road Less Traveled
My Contact Information:
- email: kcjohnson9@gmail.com
- cell: 207-329-8456
- skype: kcjohnson9
Schedule:
August 30: Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy
- Ronald Johnson, Diplomacy in Black and White
- U.S. Constitution & ratifying debates–foreign policy matters
September 6: Expansionism
Robert May, Manifest Destiny’s Underworld (Cindy)
September 13: 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: Stephanie
September 20: Roosevelt
- Kristin Hoganson, A Consumers’ Imperium (Mike)
supplementary reading: (John Thompson, Great Power Rising): Danny
Sept. 27, Oct. 4: No class (per college schedule)
October 11: Wilsonianism and World War I:
- Philip Zelikow, The Road Less Traveled (Meredith)
Supplementary Reading:
Erez Manela, The Wilsonian Moment [Abe]
October 18: Interwar Imperialism []
- Hans Schmidt, The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934 (Nancy)
Supplementary Reading:
(Emily Rosenberg, Financial Missionaries to the World): Teona
October 25: Onset of War []
- Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command (Cheyne)
Supplementary Reading:
(Ernest May, Strange Victory): Richard
November 1: Containment []
- John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life (Danny)
Supplementary Reading:
(Thomas Alan Schwartz, America’s Germany): Cheyne
November 8: Domestic & International Affairs
Mary Dudziak, Cold War Civil Rights (Teona)
supplementary reading:
David Johnson, The Lavender Scare (Mike)
November 15: Vietnam []
Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War (Richard)
Supplementary Reading: (Thomas Alan Schwartz, Lyndon Johnson and Europe): Nancy
November 22: Third World Adventurism []
- Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 (Abe)
Supplementary Reading:
(James Baker, The Politics of Diplomacy): Meredith
Nov. 29: The Cold War Ends
- James Wilson, A Triumph of Improvisation (Stephanie)
Supplementary Reading: (Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11): Cindy
December 6: Modern Diplomacy []
Haass, A World in Disarray
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