--- product_id: 250908470 title: "Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Ninth Revised Edition" price: "181.41 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/250908470-rise-to-globalism-american-foreign-policy-since-1938-ninth-revised store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Global policy scope Classic 9th Edition 1938–2000s coverage Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Ninth Revised Edition **Price:** 181.41 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌐 Master the art of global strategy with the definitive guide to American foreign policy! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Ninth Revised Edition - **How much does it cost?** 181.41 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/250908470-rise-to-globalism-american-foreign-policy-since-1938-ninth-revised) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Updated & Relevant:** Ninth revised edition includes post-9/11 policies and the Bush administration, keeping you ahead in geopolitical literacy. - • **Balanced Historical Analysis:** Gain nuanced perspectives from renowned historians Ambrose and Brinkley, blending narrative drive with critical insight. - • **Comprehensive Global Context:** Understand pivotal moments like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and 9/11 in one authoritative volume. - • **Essential for Thought Leaders:** Perfect for professionals seeking to grasp the complexities behind America’s global influence and strategic decisions. - • **Timeless Insight into American Power:** Explore 80+ years of U.S. foreign policy evolution from WWII to the 21st century. ## Overview Rise to Globalism, Ninth Revised Edition, is a bestselling, authoritative survey of American foreign policy from 1938 through the early 2000s. Updated to include the Bush administration, it offers a concise yet comprehensive analysis of key historical events and evolving U.S. global strategies, making it an essential resource for understanding America’s role on the world stage. ## Description Since it first appeared in 1971, Rise to Globalism has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The ninth edition of this classic survey, now updated through the administration of George W. Bush, offers a concise and informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 to the present, focusing on such pivotal events as World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and 9/11. Examining everything from the Iran-Contra scandal to the rise of international terrorism, the authors analyze-in light of the enormous global power of the United States-how American economic aggressiveness, racism, and fear of Communism have shaped the nation's evolving foreign policy. Review: American foreign policy well explained - As an introduction to American foreign policy from Roosevelt through to Truman and Clinton and Bush Jnr this work is well worth a read. The section written by S.E Ambrose is admirably balanced, concise and full of narrative drive. We never feel overburdened by unnecessary detail or that this is history told as a kind of folk tale. Ambrose gives us background, analysis and a feel for events 'on the ground' as they must have appeared to the participants. Brinkley's work on Bush Snr onwards feels much more partisan and personal and for that reason I feel it has less value overall. What fascinates about this book is the speed at which the USA became a global power. Unlike the English, French and Dutch, indeed the Romans the Americans post -1919 had very little desire, experience or aptitude for playing significant role in World affairs. America post-1945 had to acclimatise itself to being filling the vacuum left by a defeated Japan in the East, a bankrupt and moribund Europe and the growing threat of Russia and her potential satellites in the West. China and South East Asia were yet to appear as issues, but as events in Korea demonstrated in the mid 1950's they wouldn't be long in making an impact on American policy. Suddenly America had to become part banker, policeman and administrator, often times to nations who though they needed help resented the fact that it was the American's giving it. The lessons of this book are many and worth noting. Firstly that democracies cannot abide long wars or sustain ideological warfare for extended periods. Casualties or other interests such as trade or access to materials makes the need for fluid, ambiguous policy in the fashion of Clinton a viable mode of operation rather than principled intransigence. Secondly that power is not the same as influence. The British for instance throughout their imperial relations with India had a very small standing army, but where able to able local pressure and build partnerships with local rulers (for better or worse) in order to keep order and some encourage sometimes feelings of loyalty towards the Crown. With America policy has often been influenced by massive technical arms superiority and ability to deploy sizeable forces quickly. This has meant as in Iraq, winning the war was not the same as 'winning' the peace. In other words, influence is about engaging in creating opportunity for institutions to be created and allowing economies to return to producing goods and services. A country without a civic 'life' will shortly become disordered. America could often win on the battlefield or as in the 'Cold War' patiently wait for its competitor to collapse, what it struggled to do though with few exceptions was to have a clear idea as to what the aftermath should look like. Defeated countries need to be rebuilt- a moral lesson that Truman understood but many succeeding presidents have ignored. Finally, that American policy was frequently reactive- towards Russia, China, Iran, South America and Korea for instance, lacking consistency or even the moral dimension that was said to be the underpinning of American international action. Programmes such as the Marshall plan, Bretton Woods, Camp David, WTO, NATO and Nixon and China, demonstrated that the USA could show principled and inclusive leadership, even if it events or other parties conspired to affect aspirations and outcomes on occasion. Ike and Truman even though they had the advantage of uncontested American right on their side at least tried or had the instinct to keep America out of costly side-shows. Vietnam demonstrated what could happen when a lack of understanding of political realities and an arrogant faith in the ability to will solutions through firepower predominates. So a very good and highly readable book. I would have liked a little more on Economics, the section on Clinton and his attempt to open up trade was a very interesting. A little on the influence of multinationals on policy and the role of American influenced institutions like the World Bank and the WTO on global events would have been welcome. Review: Policy or politics? - The authors - both professors - do themselves, their profession and their readers a disservice by not defining the word "policy" at the outset. So what we have is a very good, lively account of the various doings of various US presidents and their advisers in the field (minefield?) of foreign affairs - with all the ambiguity that phrase implies - from pre- WWII to the present. What comes out loud and clear is that the USA has never really had a consistent foreign policy but has merely reacted to events as they have arisen and with a close eye kept all the time on the political domestic scene. Politicians rule and foreign policy is constrained by the need to win the various domestic elections every 2 to 4 years. However, I enjoyed reading their survey and I intend to research more into the roles of the military-industrial complex and the influence of the American Jewish lobby in bringing this reviewer, born in innocence 1 year before this survey begins, safely through to today's current West - East confrontation over Ucraine. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 288,598 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 474 Reviews | ## Images ![Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Ninth Revised Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ehSU12T9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ American foreign policy well explained *by O***S on 24 August 2014* As an introduction to American foreign policy from Roosevelt through to Truman and Clinton and Bush Jnr this work is well worth a read. The section written by S.E Ambrose is admirably balanced, concise and full of narrative drive. We never feel overburdened by unnecessary detail or that this is history told as a kind of folk tale. Ambrose gives us background, analysis and a feel for events 'on the ground' as they must have appeared to the participants. Brinkley's work on Bush Snr onwards feels much more partisan and personal and for that reason I feel it has less value overall. What fascinates about this book is the speed at which the USA became a global power. Unlike the English, French and Dutch, indeed the Romans the Americans post -1919 had very little desire, experience or aptitude for playing significant role in World affairs. America post-1945 had to acclimatise itself to being filling the vacuum left by a defeated Japan in the East, a bankrupt and moribund Europe and the growing threat of Russia and her potential satellites in the West. China and South East Asia were yet to appear as issues, but as events in Korea demonstrated in the mid 1950's they wouldn't be long in making an impact on American policy. Suddenly America had to become part banker, policeman and administrator, often times to nations who though they needed help resented the fact that it was the American's giving it. The lessons of this book are many and worth noting. Firstly that democracies cannot abide long wars or sustain ideological warfare for extended periods. Casualties or other interests such as trade or access to materials makes the need for fluid, ambiguous policy in the fashion of Clinton a viable mode of operation rather than principled intransigence. Secondly that power is not the same as influence. The British for instance throughout their imperial relations with India had a very small standing army, but where able to able local pressure and build partnerships with local rulers (for better or worse) in order to keep order and some encourage sometimes feelings of loyalty towards the Crown. With America policy has often been influenced by massive technical arms superiority and ability to deploy sizeable forces quickly. This has meant as in Iraq, winning the war was not the same as 'winning' the peace. In other words, influence is about engaging in creating opportunity for institutions to be created and allowing economies to return to producing goods and services. A country without a civic 'life' will shortly become disordered. America could often win on the battlefield or as in the 'Cold War' patiently wait for its competitor to collapse, what it struggled to do though with few exceptions was to have a clear idea as to what the aftermath should look like. Defeated countries need to be rebuilt- a moral lesson that Truman understood but many succeeding presidents have ignored. Finally, that American policy was frequently reactive- towards Russia, China, Iran, South America and Korea for instance, lacking consistency or even the moral dimension that was said to be the underpinning of American international action. Programmes such as the Marshall plan, Bretton Woods, Camp David, WTO, NATO and Nixon and China, demonstrated that the USA could show principled and inclusive leadership, even if it events or other parties conspired to affect aspirations and outcomes on occasion. Ike and Truman even though they had the advantage of uncontested American right on their side at least tried or had the instinct to keep America out of costly side-shows. Vietnam demonstrated what could happen when a lack of understanding of political realities and an arrogant faith in the ability to will solutions through firepower predominates. So a very good and highly readable book. I would have liked a little more on Economics, the section on Clinton and his attempt to open up trade was a very interesting. A little on the influence of multinationals on policy and the role of American influenced institutions like the World Bank and the WTO on global events would have been welcome. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Policy or politics? *by M***R on 9 March 2014* The authors - both professors - do themselves, their profession and their readers a disservice by not defining the word "policy" at the outset. So what we have is a very good, lively account of the various doings of various US presidents and their advisers in the field (minefield?) of foreign affairs - with all the ambiguity that phrase implies - from pre- WWII to the present. What comes out loud and clear is that the USA has never really had a consistent foreign policy but has merely reacted to events as they have arisen and with a close eye kept all the time on the political domestic scene. Politicians rule and foreign policy is constrained by the need to win the various domestic elections every 2 to 4 years. However, I enjoyed reading their survey and I intend to research more into the roles of the military-industrial complex and the influence of the American Jewish lobby in bringing this reviewer, born in innocence 1 year before this survey begins, safely through to today's current West - East confrontation over Ucraine. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid *by G***A on 11 May 2025* A good, solid reference work on US foreign policy. 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