the United States and the worldwide struggle for democracy Smith, Tony 1942- creator Century Foundation text bibliography nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press 2012 Expanded edition monographic eng

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xxii, 505 pages ; 23 cm. America's Mission argues that the global strength and prestige of democracy today are due in large part to America's impact on international affairs. Tony Smith documents the extraordinary history of how American foreign policy has been used to try to promote democracy worldwide, an effort that enjoyed its greatest triumphs in the occupations of Japan and Germany but suffered huge setbacks in Latin America, Vietnam, and elsewhere. With new chapters and a new introduction and epilogue, this expanded edition also traces U.S. attempts to spread democracy more recently, under presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama, and assesses America's role in the Arab Spring The United States and the global struggle for democracy -- Liberal democratic internationalism and American foreign policy, 1898-1921: Democracy in the Philippines ; Wilson and democracy in Latin America ; Wilson and a world safe for democracy -- Liberal democratic internationalism, 1933-1947: FDR and world order : globalizing the Monroe Doctrine ; Democratizing Japan and Germany -- Liberal democratic internationalism and the Cold War, 1947-1977: Eisenhower and his legacy, 1953-1977 ; Kennedy's Alliance for Progress, 1961-1965 -- Liberal democratic internationalism and the Cold War, 1977-1989: Carter's human rights campaign ; Reagan's democratic revolution -- Liberal internationalism after the Cold War. 1989-2012: After the Cold War : Wilsonianism resurgent? ; From "fortunate vagueness" to "democratic globalism," 1989-2008 ; Liberal internationalism from George W. Bush to Barack Obama -- Epilogue: The irony of American liberal internationalism -- Appendix: Notes on the study of the international origins of democracy. Tony Smith. "A Century Foundation book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-494) and index. n-us--- World politics 20th century World politics 21st century Democracy History 20th century Democracy History 21st century Politica mundial Siglo XX Democracia Historia United States Foreign relations 20th century United States Foreign relations 21st century Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 002 E 744 S662a 2012 327.73 9780691154923 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0691154929 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 2011939053 BTCTA 230523 20230805181439.0 16964569 eng