The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:2009
gptkbp:argued_on Critique of American foreign policy as imperialistic.
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Appleman_Williams
gptkbp:critical_reception Widely discussed in academic circles.
Controversial among historians.
gptkbp:focus American foreign policy
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_analysis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
gptkbp:impact scholarly debate
gptkbp:influence Cold War studies
gptkbp:influenced Anti-imperialist movements
Foreign policy debates.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Marxism
Progressive history
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by U. S. interventionism
gptkbp:isbn 978-1-56663-202-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Open_Door_Policy
American exceptionalism
imperialism
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The Open Door Policy was a cover for imperialism.”
“ American diplomacy has often been a tragedy.”
“ The United States has been a force for good in the world, but it has also been a force for evil.”
“ We must understand the past to change the future.”
“ The tragedy of American diplomacy is that it has been based on a misunderstanding of the world.”
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:W._W._Norton_&_Company
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_American_Century
Empire as a Way of Life
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis history
political science
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Appleman_Williams
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