The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 2, the American Search for Opportunity, 1865-1913

by Walter Lefeber and Walter F. LaFeber

Book Overview

The American Search for Opportunity, 1865-1913 analyzes the period between the American Civil War and World War I (1865-1913) as the formative basis for twentieth-century American world power--The American Century as it has become known--and examines the Imperial Presidency that these roots produced. The extent of U.S. power was so great that it not only transformed American society, but reshaped other societies around the globe as well, by helping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521483832
• ISBN13: 9780521483834
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"