Isolationism: A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself from the World

by Charles A. Kupchan

Book Overview

The first book to tell the full story of American isolationism, from the founding era through the Trump presidency.

In his Farewell Address of 1796, President George Washington admonished the young nation "to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." Isolationism thereafter became one of the most influential political trends in American history. From the founding era until the Japanese attack...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197642616
• ISBN13: 9780197642610
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"