At a time when domestic opposition to U.S. policy in Asia has reached unprecedented levels, this prize-winning book examines the anti-imperialist protest of twelve prominent and strong-minded Americans against the empire seized from Spain in 1898.\nAlthough they did not agree among themselves on all points, these men—whether philosopher (William James), Robber Baron (Andrew Carnegie), ex-President (Benjamin Harrison), perennial dissenter (Carl Schurtz), Speaker of the House (Thomas B. Reed), or closet critic (Charles Eliot Norton)—joined forces with the others in this study and thousands of their countrymen "to warn a nation of optimists that America could not escape the consequences of its own conduct." Their unheeded warning is eloquently renewed in this book.

Twelve Against Empire: The Anti-Imperialists, 1898-1900

History

Beisner, Robert L.

Europe

McGraw-Hill Book Company

1971 McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY SOFTCOVER

Twelve Against Empire: The Anti-Imperialists, 1898-1900,

Americas

McGraw-Hill Book Co.

Dean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during a pivotal era--the decade after World War II when the American Century slipped into high gear. During his vastly influential career, Acheson spearheaded the greatest foreign policy achievements in modern times, ranging from the Marshall Plan to the establishment of NATO. In this acclaimed biography, Robert L. Beisner paints an indelible portrait of one of the key figures of the last half-century. In a book filled with insight based on research in government archives, memoirs, letters, and diaries, Beisner illuminates Acheson's major triumphs, including the highly underrated achievement of converting West Germany and Japan from mortal enemies to prized allies, and does not shy away from examining his missteps. But underlying all his actions, Beisner shows, was a tough-minded determination to outmatch the strength of the Soviet bloc--indeed, to defeat the Soviet Union at every turn. The book also sheds light on Acheson's friendship with Truman--one, a bourbon-drinking mid-Westerner with a homespun disposition, the other, a mustachioed Connecticut dandy who preferred perfect martinis. Over six foot tall, with steel blue, "merry, searching eyes" and a "wolfish" grin, Dean Acheson was an unforgettable character--intellectually brilliant, always debonair, and tough as tempered steel. This lustrous portrait of an immensely accomplished and colorful life is the epitome of the biographer's art.

Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Oxford University Press

Trade Paperback. A look at U.S. imperialism in the late 19th century.

Twelve against Empire: The Anti-Imperialists, 1898-1900

University of Chicago Press

This outstanding collection of essays is the product of a symposium on peacemaking and peacekeeping, sponsored by the National Committee for the Bicentennial of the Treaty of Paris. The original papers included in this volume were written by leading scholars from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada to assess themes related to the prerequisites and consequences of peace. The emphasis is on peaceful outcomes and the preservation of peace, rather than the causes of war, and the writings reflect a penetrating awareness of the many facets of peacemaking and peacekeeping. Included are thought-provoking discussions on the impact of war and promise of peace on women, the American perception of peace as an opportunity for profit and as a private political issue, the avoidance of war, and the possible obsolescence of war in our own era.

Arms at Rest: Peacemaking and Peacekeeping in American History (Contributions in American History)

Challinor, Joan R.

Praeger

From the old diplomacy to the new, 1865-1900 (The Crowell American history series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Crowell

Historians have long argued about the nature of the changes that occurred in American foreign policy at the turn of the century, and whether those changes represented an abrupt break from the past or the culmination of long-term trends. Beisner addresses these issues by recasting the questions involved, and synthesizes the most useful contributions of both traditional and revisionist historians. From the Old Diplomacy to the New reinterprets the entire period as one in which American foreign policy underwent a fundamental paradigm shift that affected the goals and methods of diplomacy. A commitment to systematic policy and a determination to promote American interests in a dangerous world characterized the "new diplomacy."

From the Old Diplomacy to the New: 1865 - 1900

Wiley/Blackwell

American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature

ABC-CLIO

Twelve Against the Empire: The Anti-Imperialists, 1898-1900

Imprint Pubns

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