Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 361 pages) : illustrations. |
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Series |
Historical dictionaries of diplomacy and foreign relations |
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Historical dictionaries of diplomacy and foreign relations.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Contents |
Chronology -- The Dictionary -- Appendix A: U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State, 1789-1861 -- Appendix B: U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of War, 1789-1861 -- Appendix C: U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of the Navy, 1789-1861 -- Appendix D: U.S. Diplomatic Corps, 1775-1861. |
Summary |
Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession covers the period from 1776, when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain, through 1861, when the Civil War presented the biggest challenge to the continuation of the "republican experiment." Probably the most common misconception about the diplomatic history of this period is that American leaders tried to stay isolated from world events, when in fact the early United States was part of "one grand, interwoven tapestry" of nations. This dictionary relates the events of this crucial period in American history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American diplomacy. |
Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Dictionaries.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Diplomats -- United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomats. (OCoLC)fst00894415
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Biography -- Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423824
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Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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Other Form: |
Print version: Allen, Debra J., 1957- Historical dictionary of U.S. diplomacy from the Revolution to secession. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012 9780810861862 (DLC) 2012015195 (OCoLC)764377415 |
ISBN |
9780810878952 (electronic bk.) |
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081087895X (electronic bk.) |
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