White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations

by Robert Vitalis

Book Overview

Racism and imperialism are the twin forces that propelled the course of the United States in the world in the early twentieth century and in turn affected the way that diplomatic history and international relations were taught and understood in the American academy. Evolutionary theory, social Darwinism, and racial anthropology had been dominant doctrines in international relations from its beginnings; racist attitudes informed research priorities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801453976
• ISBN13: 9780801453977
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher