Woodrow Wilson and American Internationalism

This book critiques President Woodrow Wilson's statecraft and diplomacy during World War I, notably with respect to religion and race.

Lloyd E. Ambrosius (Author)

9781107163065, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 June 2017

278 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg

'Drawing on decades of research as well as recent trends in the historiography of international relations, this collection of articles by Ambrosius skillfully explains the deeply flawed character of 'Wilsonianism,' analyzing in particular its racist and chauvinistic dimensions. Anyone interested in Wilson as well as US foreign policy today should read this timely and important book.' Ross A. Kennedy, Illinois State University

In this new work, one of the world's leading historians of US foreign relations, Lloyd E.Ambrosius, addresses enduring questions about American political culture and statecraft by focusing on President Woodrow Wilson and the United States in international relations during and after World War I. Updated to include recent historiography as well as an original introduction and conclusion, Woodrow Wilson and American Internationalism features nine different essays closely linked together by the themes of Wilson's understanding of Americanism, his diplomacy to create a new world order in the wake of World War I, and the legacy of his foreign policy. Examining the exclusive as well as universal dimensions of Wilsonianism, Ambrosius assesses not only Wilson's role during his presidency but also his legacy in defining America's place in world history. Speaking to the transnational turn in American history, Ambrosius shows how Wilson's liberal internationalist vision of a new world order would shape US foreign relations for the next century.

1. US military and diplomatic affairs during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
2. Making the world safe for democracy
3. Woodrow Wilson and The Birth of a Nation: American democracy and international relations
4. The others in Wilsonianism
5. The Great War, Americanism revisited, and the Anti-Wilson crusade
6. Woodrow Wilson, Alliances, and the League of Nations
7. Wilsonian diplomacy and Armenia: the limits of power and ideology
8. Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush: historical comparisons of ends and means in their foreign policies
9. Legacy and reputation.

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