{"product_id":"purpose-and-power-us-grand-strategy-from-the-revolutionary-era-to-the-present-hardback-9781009257275","title":"Purpose and Power; US Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present (Hardback) 9781009257275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePurpose and Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUS Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new account of grand strategy critical to understanding how America has used its power in both peace and war.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald Stoker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009257275, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e586 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 5.2 cm, 1.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An ambitious attempt to bring much needed clarity to the study of grand strategy … Donald Stoker has produced not just a broad and deep account of grand strategy in the United States since 1775, but also a framework for assessing leaders and events from different eras and contexts … highly recommended.' Rich Myrick, The Journal of Military History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcross the full span of the nation's history, Donald Stoker challenges our understanding of the purposes and uses of American power. From the struggle for independence to the era of renewed competition with China and Russia, he reveals the grand strategies underpinning the nation's pursuit of sovereignty, security, expansion, and democracy abroad. He shows how successive administrations have projected diplomatic, military, and economic power, and mobilized ideas and information to preserve American freedoms at home and secure US aims abroad. He exposes the myth of American isolationism, the good and ill of America's quest for democracy overseas, and how too often its administrations have lacked clear political aims or a concrete vision for where they want to go. Understanding this history is vital if America is to relearn how to use its power to meet the challenges ahead and to think more clearly about political aims and grand strategy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Thinking about grand strategy in peace and war\u003cbr\u003e Part I. From Backwater To Great Power: 1. The fight for sovereignty, 1775–1801\u003cbr\u003e 2. Expansion, sovereignty, and war, 1801–1817\u003cbr\u003e 3. Seeking a continent: expansion, Indian removal, and the Mexican War, 1817–1849\u003cbr\u003e 4. Schism, civil war, and reconstruction, 1849–1877\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conquering a continent: the Indian Wars, 1865–1897\u003cbr\u003e 6. American empire, 1897–1913\u003cbr\u003e Part II. From Great Power to Superpower: 7. Stepping on the global stage, 1913–1921\u003cbr\u003e 8. The interwar interlude, 1921–1939\u003cbr\u003e 9. Moving astride the world: the Second World War, 1939–1945\u003cbr\u003e 10. The hot peace and the Korean War, 1945–1953\u003cbr\u003e 11. The hot peace: the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson years, 1953–1969\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Vietnam War, 1961–1969\u003cbr\u003e 13. Détente and defeat: Nixon, Ford, and Vietnam, 1969–1977\u003cbr\u003e 14. For want of a vision: the Carter years, 1977–1981\u003cbr\u003e 15. Winning the hot peace: Reagan's great power competition, 1981–1990\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Post Cold War World: 16. The Gulf War, or First Iraq War, 1990–1991\u003cbr\u003e 17. The new world disorder: Bush and Clinton, 1991–2001\u003cbr\u003e 18. Wilsonian revolutionaries: Bush and war, 2001–2009\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Retreat and Defeat: 19. Retrenchment, engagement, and war: the Obama years, 2009–2017\u003cbr\u003e 20. Retrenchment, engagement, and weakness: Trump and Biden, 2017–2022\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International organisations \u0026amp; institutions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International organisations \u0026amp; institutions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20organisations%20\u0026amp;%20institutions%20%5BLBBU%5D%22\"\u003eLBBU\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173728055576,"sku":"9781009257275","price":30.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009257275i.jpg?v=1781168502","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/purpose-and-power-us-grand-strategy-from-the-revolutionary-era-to-the-present-hardback-9781009257275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}