the art and science of American diplomacy Milne, David 1976- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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609 pages ; 23 cm. "A new intellectual history of U.S. foreign policy from the late nineteenth century to the present. Worldmaking is a fresh and compelling new take on the history of American diplomacy. Rather than retracing a familiar story of realism versus idealism, David Milne suggests that U.S. foreign policy has also been crucially divided between those who view statecraft as an art and those who believe it can aspire toward the certainties of science. Worldmaking follows a colorful cast of characters who built on each other's ideas to create the policies we have today. Woodrow Wilson's Universalism and moralism led Sigmund Freud to diagnose a messiah complex. Walter Lippmann was an internationally syndicated columnist who commanded the attention of leaders as diverse as Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Charles de Gaulle. Paul Wolfowitz was the intellectual architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq--an ardent admirer of Wilson's attempt to 'make the world safe for democracy.' Each was engaged in a process of worldmaking, formulating strategies that sought to deploy the nation's vast military and economic power--or indeed its retraction through a domestic reorientation--to 'make' a world in which America is best positioned to thrive. From the age of steam engines to the age of drones, Milne reveals patterns of aspirant worldmaking that have remained impervious to the passage of time. The result is a panoramic history of U.S. foreign policy driven by ideas and the lives and times of their creators".- The philosopher of sea power : Alfred Thayer Mahan -- Kant's best hope : Woodrow wilson -- Americans first : charles Beard -- The syndicated oracle : Walter Lippmann -- The artist : George Kennan -- The scientist : Paul Nitze -- Metternich Redux : Henry Kissinger --The worldmaker : Paul Wolfowitz -- Barack Obama and the pragmatic renewal. David Milne. Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-588) and index. n-us--- Statesmen United States Relaciones diplomáticas Intellectuals United States Intelectuales Estados Unidos United States Foreign relations 1897-1901 Estados Unidos Relaciones internacionales 1897-1901 United States Foreign relations 20th century Estados Unidos Relaciones internacionales siglo XX United States Foreign relations 21st century Estados Unidos Relaciones internacionales siglo XXI United States Foreign relations Philosophy 002 E 744 M659w 2015 327.73 http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/560/9780374292560/image/lgcover.9780374292560.jpg http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/560/9780374292560/image/lgcover.9780374292560.jpg DLC 150629 20230805181432.0 spa