Thinking Otherwise : How Walter LaFeber Explained the History of US Foreign Relations /

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Thinking Otherwise addresses the question of what makes a great historian by exploring the teaching and scholarship of Walter LaFeber, widely acclaimed as the most distinguished historian of US foreign relations. This volume of essays, edited by Susan A. Brewer, Richard H. Immerman, and Douglas Litt...

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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Chapter 1 Remembering Walt: From the Arts Quad to the Beacon Theatre --
Chapter 2 Walter LaFeber: The Making of a Wisconsin School Revisionist --
Chapter 3 Finding Walter LaFeber in the Records --
Chapter 4 Extending the Sphere: The New Empire --
Chapter 5 Reconstructing the Backstory: America, Russia, and the Cold War --
Chapter 6 Thinking about Democracy: Inevitable Revolutions --
Chapter 7 Turning to Asia: The Clash --
Chapter 8 Demystifying Globalization and US Power: Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism --
Chapter 9 Confronting the Tocqueville Problem: The Deadly Bet --
Coda: With a Bow to Walter LaFeber, “What Then Can We Say in Conclusion?” --
Bibliography of Walter LaFeber’s Works: How Did He Ever Find the Time? --
Index --
About the Contributors
Hauptverfasser:
Alterman, Eric, Brewer, Susan A., Costigliola, Frank, 1946-, Engel, Jeffrey A., Foster, Anne L., Gardner, Lloyd C., Green, David, Guthrie-Shimizu, Sayuri, Hannigan, Robert E., Immerman, Richard H., Langbart, David A., Little, Douglas, McCormick, Thomas J., Oropeza, Lorena, Rotter, Andrew, Siekmeier, James F., Wang, Jessica
Weitere Verfasser:
Alterman, Eric (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Brewer, Susan A. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb, HerausgeberIn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Costigliola, Frank, 1946- (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Engel, Jeffrey A. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Foster, Anne L. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Gardner, Lloyd C. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Green, David (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Guthrie-Shimizu, Sayuri (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Hannigan, Robert E. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Immerman, Richard H. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb, HerausgeberIn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Langbart, David A. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Little, Douglas (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb, HerausgeberIn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), McCormick, Thomas J. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Oropeza, Lorena (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Rotter, Andrew (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Siekmeier, James F. (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Wang, Jessica (MitwirkendeR, https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb)
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2024]
Zusammenfassung:
Thinking Otherwise addresses the question of what makes a great historian by exploring the teaching and scholarship of Walter LaFeber, widely acclaimed as the most distinguished historian of US foreign relations. This volume of essays, edited by Susan A. Brewer, Richard H. Immerman, and Douglas Little, is a testament to a scholar who published more than a dozen books during his time at Cornell University, where he delivered legendary lectures for half a century. The chapters trace LaFeber's journey as a scholar and demonstrate his enduring influence on the history of US foreign relations by linking six of his monographs to his abiding concern about the fate of the American experiment from the 18th century to the present. Thinking Otherwise explains and assesses the scholarship of a historian whose work became canonical in his lifetime and continues to resonate throughout public policy debates.
Umfang:
1 online resource (252 p.) : 10 b&w halftones
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In English.
ISBN:
1-5017-7758-0
Schlagworte:
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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