Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy

How does American exceptionalism shape American foreign policy? Conventional wisdom states that American exceptionalism comes in two variations – the exemplary version and the missionary version. Being exceptional, experts in U.S. foreign policy argue, means that you either withdraw from the world like an isolated but inspiring "city upon a hill," or that you are called upon to actively lead...

A comprehensive account of ideology and its role in the foreign policy of the United States of America, this book investigates the way United States foreign policy has been understood, debated and explained in the period since the US emerged as a global force, on its way to becoming the world power. Starting from the premise that ideologies facilitate understanding...

A comprehensive account of ideology and its role in the foreign policy of the United States of America, Ideologies of American Foreign Policy investigates the way United States foreign policy has been understood, debated, and explained in the period since the US emerged as a global force, on its way to becoming the world power. Starting from the premise that...