About this title: One of the first modern historians to integrate economic realities into the study of American foreign policy, William Appleman Williams has been a diplomatic historian of major influence since the first publication of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: World Pub. Co., Cleveland
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 219 p.; 22 cm. First Edition. No marks or underlining. '"...Professor Williams gives us a cogent and forceful argument for coexistence in a world of competing interests. "' read more
Edition: Rev. and enl. ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dell, [New York]
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Underlining in introduction. Moderate cover wear. Spine not creased. 309 p. 21 cm. A Delta book. Includes bibliographical notes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dell Publishing, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good. 5 1/2 x 8. This book is in good, clean condition. A few in underlinings scattered throughout. Cover has edge/shelfwear and come scratches. Black strike mark on bottom edge. Traces the history of United States foreign policy since the Open Door Notes of 1898. read more
Description: Fine. 0393304930 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black dot on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: stated second edition, revised and enlarged
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company, [New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780440590071ISBN:0440590078
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Not lbrary, not remainder. 320pp.; 21 cm.-. A Delta book.. Good Condition SOFT COVER. Written by William Appleman Williams, published by Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1972, stated second edition, ninth printing (1978) revised and enlarged, 320pp. Not library, not remainder. The text is very clean with no noticeable highlighting, no tears, no stains, no folds; no dog-ears; no underlines, no marginal notes. The binding is tight and the spine is solid with a light ... read more
Edition: 50th Anniversary Edi
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Date Published: 4/6/2009
ISBN-13:9780393334746ISBN:0393334740
Description: Fine. 0393334740 **50th Anniversary Edition** NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
"Today's globalization and America's role in it is tragic for the American people today, not the Open Door policy of American diplomacy prior to economic globalization. The book argues that American foreign policy has always been about economics and I would argue that it still is. The problem today is our leaders are selling out Americans, rather than benefiting Americans at the expense of others."
"About as enjoyable as a pebble in my shoe. However, this book asks some important questions that continue to be relevant. It is also worth reading as one of the most influential texts from the history of US Foreign Policy."
"This is one of the most talked-about books in modern American history. Although the thesis was obviously earth-shattering at its time of publication, the prose is somewhat disappointing. It doesn't skip along as playfully as Hofstadters, say..."
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