The Cambridge History of America and the World: Volume 3, 1900–1945

This volume charts the complex history of American ascent to world power between 1900 and 1945.

Brooke L. Blower (Edited by), Andrew Preston (Edited by)

9781108419260, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 March 2022

774 pages
23.6 x 16 x 3.8 cm, 1.36 kg

The third volume of The Cambridge History of America and the World covers the volatile period between 1900 and 1945 when the United States emerged as a world power and American engagements abroad flourished in new and consequential ways. Showcasing the most innovative approaches to both traditional topics and emerging themes, leading scholars chart the complex ways in which Americans projected their growing influence across the globe; how others interpreted and constrained those efforts; how Americans disagreed with each other, often fiercely, about foreign relations; and how race, religion, gender, and other factors shaped their worldviews. During the early twentieth century, accelerating forces of global interdependence presented Americans, like others, with a set of urgent challenges from managing borders, humanitarian crises, economic depression, and modern warfare to confronting the radical, new political movements of communism, fascism, and anticolonial nationalism. This volume will set the standard for new understandings of this pivotal moment in the history of America and the world.

List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Contributors to Volume III
General Introduction: What is America and the World? Mark Philip Bradley
Introduction to Volume III Brooke L. Blower and Andrew Preston
Part I. American Power in the Modern Era: 1. The Sinews of Globalization Katherine C. Epstein
2. The Territorial Empire Daniel Immerwahr
3. The First World War Jennifer D. Keene
4. Technological Transformations Michael Adas
5. Law and American Power Benjamin A. Coates
6. Latin America and US Global Governance Rebecca Herman
7. Transatlantic Relations Mario Del Pero
8. The Open Door, Tsarist Russia, and the Soviet Union David S. Foglesong
9. The Rise of the Modern Middle East Charlie Laderman
10. Competing Empires in Asia Sheila Miyoshi Jager
11. Making a Modern Military Michael S. Neiberg
Part II. Competing Perspectives: 12. Fighting Jim Crow in a World of Empire Adriane Lentz-Smith
13. Wilsonianism and Its Critics John A. Thompson
14. Humanitarianism and US Foreign Assistance Julia F. Irwin
15. Women's Politics in International Context Megan Threlkeld
16. The October Revolution and the American Left Tony Michels
17. Sexuality and Sexual Politics David Minto
18. Religious Worldviews Matthew Avery Sutton
19. Indigenous Sovereignties and Social Movements Megan Black
20. Fascism and Nativism Michaela Hoenicke Moore
Part III. The Perils of Interdependence: 21. Borders and Migrants Meredith Oyen
22. Economic Catastrophes Eric Rauchway
23. Corporate Imperialism and the World of Goods Nan Enstad
24. The Body Politics of US Imperial Power Shanon Fitzpatrick
25. Agriculture and Biodiversity Courtney Fullilove
26. Worlds of International Development David Ekbladh
27. Preserving Peace and Neutrality Andrew Johnstone
28. The American Way in World War II Thomas W. Zeiler
29. The Republic of Science and the Atomic Bomb Andrew J. Rotter
30. American Visions of One World Erez Manela
Index.

Subject Areas: Diplomacy [JPSD], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], History of the Americas [HBJK]