The Boer War in American Politics and Diplomacy

By Richard B. Mulanax

This book describes how the Boer War became a domestic political issue in the 1900 election campaign and how this affected American diplomacy. It continues by demonstrating the critical role of the American government's Boer War policy in furthering rapprochement between the United States and Britain.
Contents: American Diplomacy at the End of the 19th Century; The British in South Africa; The Diplomatic Setting; Britain Against the World; America Needs a Friend; Britain Needs a Friend; Public Opinion; The Boer War in American Politics; Boer Diplomacy in America; America's Distresses; Britain's Distresses; The Boer War in American Diplomacy; Bibliography; Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819193569
• ISBN13: 9780819193568
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.