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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 440 pages)

ISBN: 9780674073814

Inhalt: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Or, A Cautionary Tale of How the World Changed after 1776 -- 1. To Compel Acquiescence Or, How Federalism Replaced Empire with Umpire, 1648-1789 -- 2. Umpire Attacked Or, How the French Revolution Created the American Party System, 1789-1800 -- 3. Another Umpire than Arms Or, How Economic Sanctions Became a Tool of Foreign Relations, 1800-1815 -- 4. A Rowboat in the Wake of a Battleship Or, How America Flagged the Continent and Federal Power Triumphed, 1815-1865 -- 5. Territorial Expansion versus Saltwater Imperialism Or, How America Entered the Fray for Colonies, 1865-1920 -- 6. The Open Door and the First International Rules Or, How the United States Chose Another Way, 1900-1920 -- 7. War against War Or, How the Democracies Stumbled and the World Caught Fire, 1920-1939 -- 8. Up to the Neck and in to the Death Or, How America Became an Ally, 1939-1945 -- 9. The Buck Stops Here Or, How the United States Assumed the Burden of Preemptive Intervention, 1945-1947 -- 10. A Coercive Logic Or, How America Spread Freedom and Wealth and Compromised Its Ideals, 1947-1991 -- Conclusion: Good Calls, Bad Calls, and Rules in Flux Or, Who Wants to Be Ump? 1991-Present -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index , ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Or, A Cautionary Tale of How the World Changed after 1776""; ""1. To Compel Acquiescence Or, How Federalism Replaced Empire with Umpire, 1648�1789""; ""2. Umpire Attacked Or, How the French Revolution Created the American Party System, 1789�1800""; ""3. Another Umpire than Arms Or, How Economic Sanctions Became a Tool of Foreign Relations, 1800�1815""; ""4. A Rowboat in the Wake of a Battleship Or, How America Flagged the Continent and Federal Power Triumphed, 1815�1865"" , ""5. Territorial Expansion versus Saltwater Imperialism Or, How America Entered the Fray for Colonies, 1865�1920 """"6. The Open Door and the First International Rules Or, How the United States Chose Another Way, 1900�1920""; ""7. War against War Or, How the Democracies Stumbled and the World Caught Fire, 1920�1939""; ""8. Up to the Neck and in to the Death Or, How America Became an Ally, 1939�1945""; ""9. The Buck Stops Here Or, How the United States Assumed the Burden of Preemptive Intervention, 1945�1947"" , ""10. A Coercive Logic Or, How America Spread Freedom and Wealth and Compromised Its Ideals, 1947�1991""""Conclusion: Good Calls, Bad Calls, and Rules in Flux Or, Who Wants to Be Ump? 1991�Present""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780674055476

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe American Umpire : The New Rules of World Order, 1776 to the Present

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): USA ; Großmacht ; Weltpolitik ; Geschichte 1648-2010

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ISBN: 9780674073814

Inhalt: Commentators call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, often a destructive empire. In American Umpire Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned broad approval, and violating them as well.

Inhalt: Commentators frequently call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, and often a destructive empire. Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that, because of its unusual federal structure, America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned collective approval. This provocative reinterpretation traces America’s role in the world from the days of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt to the present. Cobbs Hoffman argues that the United States has been the pivot of a transformation that began outside its borders and before its founding, in which nation-states replaced the empires that had dominated history. The "Western" values that America is often accused of imposing were, in fact, the result of this global shift. American Umpire explores the rise of three values—access to opportunity, arbitration of disputes, and transparency in government and business—and finds that the United States is distinctive not in its embrace of these practices but in its willingness to persuade and even coerce others to comply. But America’s leadership is problematic as well as potent. The nation has both upheld and violated the rules. Taking sides in explosive disputes imposes significant financial and psychic costs. By definition, umpires cannot win. American Umpire offers a powerful new framework for reassessing the country’s role over the past 250 years. Amid urgent questions about future choices, this book asks who, if not the United States, might enforce these new rules of world order?

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Introduction -- , 1. To Compel Acquiescence -- , 2. Umpire Attacked -- , 3. Another Umpire than Arms -- , 4. A Rowboat in the Wake of a Battleship -- , 5. Territorial Expansion versus Saltwater Imperialism -- , 6. The Open Door and the First International Rules -- , 7. War against War -- , 8. Up to the Neck and in to the Death -- , 9. The Buck Stops Here -- , 10. A Coercive Logic -- , Conclusion: Good Calls, Bad Calls, and Rules in Flux -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index. , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674073814

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674073814

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 440 p).

ISBN: 978-0-674-05547-6 , 978-0-674-07381-4

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674073814

URL: Volltext

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Umfang: 1 online resource (viii, 440 pages)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-674-07383-5 , 0-674-07381-9

Inhalt: Commentators frequently call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, and often a destructive empire. Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that, because of its unusual federal structure, America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned collective approval. This provocative reinterpretation traces America's role in the world from the days of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt to the present. Cobbs Hoffman argues that the United States has been the pivot of a transformation that began outside its borders and before its founding, in which nation-states replaced the empires that had dominated history. The "Western" values that America is often accused of imposing were, in fact, the result of this global shift. American Umpire explores the rise of three values-access to opportunity, arbitration of disputes, and transparency in government and business-and finds that the United States is distinctive not in its embrace of these practices but in its willingness to persuade and even coerce others to comply. But America's leadership is problematic as well as potent. The nation has both upheld and violated the rules. Taking sides in explosive disputes imposes significant financial and psychic costs. By definition, umpires cannot win. American Umpire offers a powerful new framework for reassessing the country's role over the past 250 years. Amid urgent questions about future choices, this book asks who, if not the United States, might enforce these new rules of world order?

Anmerkung: Formerly CIP. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Introduction -- , 1. To Compel Acquiescence -- , 2. Umpire Attacked -- , 3. Another Umpire than Arms -- , 4. A Rowboat in the Wake of a Battleship -- , 5. Territorial Expansion versus Saltwater Imperialism -- , 6. The Open Door and the First International Rules -- , 7. War against War -- , 8. Up to the Neck and in to the Death -- , 9. The Buck Stops Here -- , 10. A Coercive Logic -- , Conclusion: Good Calls, Bad Calls, and Rules in Flux -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , Issued also in print. , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-674-05547-0

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674073814