Download or read book France and the United States Their Diplomatic Relation 1789 1914 written by Henry Blumenthal and published by Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his discussion of political, economic, and ideological questions, Blumenthal emphasizes the period since 1870, and in his analysis of expansionism, colonialism, imperialism, and political strategy, he relates Franco-American diplomacy to the interactions of Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, and other powers. This book is essential for an understanding of contemporary relations between France and America. Originally published in 1959. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book France and the United States written by Henry Blumenthal and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and France During the French Revolution 1789 1800 written by Sister Theresita Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Role of the United States Diplomatic Community in France 1914 written by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To commemorate the First World War Centenary, U.S. Embassy France and the Office of the Historian investigated the role of the U.S. diplomatic community in France from 1914 until 1918. Much is known about the United States' actions and contributions following its April 1917 entry into the conflict as a belligerent power associated with the Allies. Yet, the stories of France-based U.S. diplomats, consuls, and their family members prior to April 1917 have long been overshadowed by subsequent events of the twentieth century. 'Views From the Embassy' sheds light on often unknown or overlooked aspects of diplomatic work, such as the everyday tasks involved in the execution of policy. It illustrates the challenges U.S. diplomats confronted in their dueling obligations to maintain, and even strengthen, the bilateral relationship while representing the United States as a formally neutral nation. 'Views From the Embassy' also sketches out how U.S. diplomats, consuls, and their family members responded to a myriad of crises. At times they improvised and adapted to rapidly changing on-the-ground conditions. While the story occurred one hundred years ago, it exemplifies certain perennial tensions, such as difficulties between politically appointed Chiefs of Mission and their career-diplomat colleagues as well as commonalities, including the varied ways in which people react to situations of extreme stress. Our research revives a fascinating account of how actions spearheaded by U.S. diplomats and U.S. citizens in France during 1914, when the German Army threatened Paris, significantly strengthened U.S.-France relations in unique, unprecedented ways. This is an important consideration, given that until the late nineteenth century, despite a long history of diplomatic relations, the French and U.S. publics had relatively little direct, personal interaction with each other (when compared, for example, with the extensive contacts with Irish or Italian expatriate communities). As Yves-Henri Nouailhat noted, French public opinion often stereotyped 'Americans' as caring too much for money, and felt that U.S. citizens knew and cared little about France, its people, or culture. At the same time, U.S. public opinion tended to associate the Third Republic and the French with the decadence and laicité typified in popular memory of the Belle Époque. An influx of U.S. businessmen, heiresses, and students to France at the turn of the twentieth century began to foster greater cultural, commercial, and personal ties between the two countries. While impressions about the United States began to change, by 1914 many older, preconceived notions remained. The response of the U.S. diplomatic and expatriate communities in France, particularly during 1914, did much to change French views towards the United States. From the first days of war, U.S. diplomats and consuls provided food, shelter, and funds to in-need U.S. citizens waiting to be evacuated safely to the United States. They also took care of German and Austro-Hungarian interests and subjects in France, obligations handed over to the Swiss Government upon U.S. entry into the conflict in 1917. These actions mirrored those undertaken by U.S. diplomats and consuls in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and Russia during the fall of 1914. Thus, 'Views From the Embassy' also imparts how, prior to 1917, the United States served as the preferred neutral power representative for war-torn Europe. In addition to these 'official duties,' the responsibilities of U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick and his staff grew once the Government of France departed Paris for Bordeaux on September 2, 1914. Herrick, with the blessing of French President Raymond Poincaré, remained in Paris to protect U.S. interests and citizens. Accounts differ whether Herrick also pledged to protect Parisian monuments and museums or whether it was merely the Government of France's hope that the U.S. Ambassador's presence in the capital as a neutral government representative would deter any possible German Army destruction of the city's treasures. Thus throughout autumn 1914, while other Embassies and Legations were dark, the U.S. Embassy was a beehive of activity on multiple fronts. In addition to diplomatic duties, the unofficial roles of U.S. diplomats expanded exponentially as the war continued. The Embassy became a nucleus of partnerships that provided financial relief and medical aid to those in France impacted by the war. Those measures caused some, including the German and French Governments, to question the degrees of neutrality maintained by the U.S. Embassy in Paris. Yet, such actions were undertaken with the approval of the Department of State. Assisted by a corps of U.S. citizens who volunteered their time, energy, and funds, U.S. diplomats and consuls developed new relationships with each other, the Government of France, and the French public. Their actions shaped public memory of the U.S.-France partnership in 1914, and laid a firm foundation of friendship that weathered the tests of subsequent decades."--Executive summary, pages 3-5.
Download or read book Diplomatic Relations of America and France 1789 1797 written by Jane Humphrey Lippincott Bilderback and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and France 1900 1913 written by Alice Elaine Walker and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sovereignty International Law and the French Revolution written by Edward James Kolla and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the introduction of popular sovereignty as the basis for government in France facilitated a dramatic transformation in international law in the eighteenth century.
Download or read book France and the Americas 3 volumes written by Bill Marshall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, multidisciplinary encyclopedia covering the impacts that French and American politics, foreign policy, and culture have had on shaping each country's identity. From 17th-century fur traders in Canada to 21st-century peacekeepers in Haiti, from France's decisive role in the Revolutionary War leading to the creation of the United States to recent disagreements over Iraq, France and the Americas charts the history of the inextricable links between France and the nations of the Americas. This comprehensive survey features an incisive introduction and a chronology of key events, spanning 400 years of France's transatlantic relations. Students of many disciplines, as well as the lay reader, will appreciate this comprehensive survey, which traces the common themes of both French policy, language, and influence throughout the Americas and the wide-ranging transatlantic influences on contemporary France.
Download or read book Modern France written by Vanessa R. Schwartz and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French Revolution, politics and the modern nation -- French and the civilizing mission -- Paris and magnetic appeal -- France stirs up the melting pot -- France hurtles into the future.
Download or read book The A to Z of U S Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I written by Kenneth J. Blume and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I provides a convenient introduction to a critical period of American diplomacy. The half-century from 1861 to 1914 formed a crucial time in the development of the American approach to the world, for the United States laid the foundations for its 20th century foreign policy. While the famed Monroe Doctrine insisted that no foreign power meddle in the American continent, it did not stop the U.S. from waging war against Spain, mixing in conflicts in Cuba, Chile, and Mexico, nor in backing independence for Panama, all the while acquiring smaller Pacific islands. The book includes: o An introductory essay outlining main themes and problems of the era o A chronology of main events o Over 1,000 separate cross-referenced dictionary entries exploring all aspects of American Diplomacy o Appendixes providing lists of presidents; secretaries of state, war, and navy; all American diplomatic ministers and ambassadors, and most U.S. consuls o A photographic section with images of significant individuals and locations o A bibliography facilitating further research
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of U S Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I written by Kenneth J. Blume and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period encompassed by this volume—with the start of the Civil War and World War I as bookends—has gone by a number of colorful names: The Imperial Years, The New American Empire, America’s Rise to World Power, Imperial Democracy, The Awkward Years, or Prelude to World Power, for example. A different organizing theme would describe the period as one in which a transformation took place in American foreign relations. But whatever developments or events historians have emphasized, there is general agreement that the period was one in which something changed in the American approach to the world. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about diplomacy during this period.
Download or read book France and the American Civil War written by Stève Sainlaude and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: France's involvement in the American Civil War was critical to its unfolding, but the details of the European power's role remain little understood. Here, Steve Sainlaude offers the first comprehensive history of French diplomatic engagement with the Union and the Confederate States of America during the conflict. Drawing on archival sources that have been neglected by scholars up to this point, Sainlaude overturns many commonly held assumptions about French relations with the Union and the Confederacy. As Sainlaude demonstrates, no major European power had a deeper stake in the outcome of the conflict than France. Reaching beyond the standard narratives of this history, Sainlaude delves deeply into questions of geopolitical strategy and diplomacy during this critical period in world affairs. The resulting study will help shift the way Americans look at the Civil War and extend their understanding of the conflict in global context.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of U S Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession written by Debra J. Allen and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession 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.
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History written by Christos Frentzos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of U.S. Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States in the modern period. Each chapter begins with a brief introductory essay that provides context for the topical essays that follow by providing a concise narrative of the period, highlighting some of the scholarly debates and interpretive schools of thought as well as the current state of the academic field. Starting after the Civil War, the chapters chronicle America's rise toward empire, first at home and then overseas, culminating in September 11, 2001 and the War on Terror. With authoritative and vividly written chapters by both leading scholars and new talent, maps and illustrations, and lists of further readings, this state-of-the-field handbook will be a go-to reference for every American history scholar's bookshelf.
Download or read book The Law of Nations in Early American Foreign Policy written by Willem Theo Oosterveld and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Law of Nations in Early American Foreign Policy, Willem Theo Oosterveld provides the first general study of international law as interpreted and applied by the generation of the Founding Fathers. A mostly neglected aspect in the historiography of the early republic, this study argues that international law was in fact an integral part of the Revolutionary creed. Taking the reader from colonial debates about the law of nations to the discussions about slavery in the early 19th century, this study shows the zest of the Founders to conduct foreign policy on the basis of treatises such as Vattel’s The Law of Nations. But it also highlights the deep ambiguities and sometimes personal struggles that arose when applying international law.
Download or read book The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism written by Duncan A. Campbell and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2024-04-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While historians have acknowledged that the issues of race, slavery, and emancipation were not unique to the American Civil War, they have less frequently recognized the conflict’s similarities to other global events. As renowned historian Carl Degler pointed out, the Civil War was “one among many” such conflicts during the mid-nineteenth century. Understanding the Civil War’s place in world history requires placing it within a global context of other mid-nineteenth-century political, social, and cultural issues and events. In The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism, Niels Eichhorn and Duncan A. Campbell explore the conflict from this perspective, taking a transnational and comparative approach, with a particular focus on the period from the 1830s to the 1870s. Eichhorn and Campbell examine the development of nationalism and its frequent manifestation, secession, by comparing the American experience with that of several other nations, including Germany, Hungary, and Brazil. They compare the Civil War to the Crimean and Franco-German wars to determine whether the American conflict was the first modern war. To gauge the potential of foreign intervention in the Civil War, they look to the time’s developing international debate on the legality of intercession and mediation in other nations’ insurgencies. Using the experiences of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, Africa, and the Antipodes, Eichhorn and Campbell suggest the extent to which the United States was an imperial project. To examine realpolitik, they study four vastly different practitioners—Otto von Bismarck, Louis Napoleon, Count Cavour, and Abraham Lincoln. Finally, they compare emancipation in the United States to that in Peru and the end of forced servitude in Russia, closing with a comparison of the memorialization of the Civil War with the experiences of other post-emancipation societies and an examination of how other nations mythologized their past conflicts and ignored uncomfortable truths in the pursuit of reconciliation. The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism avoids the limitations of American exceptionalism, making it the first genuine comparative and transnational study of the Civil War in an international context.
