American diplomacy: a history

For the Third Edition of his popular text, Robert H. Ferrell has paid particular attention to events of the Kissinger era, events which saw substantial changes in the relationships between the United States and Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union. Without sacri ficing the vivid description and careful analysis which have distinguished the two previous editions of his book, Professor Ferrell has revised earlier material to reflect new and changing interpretations of our diplomatic past. New photographs and political cartoons have been added to the already abundant selection, further illumi nating the important and colorful aspects of our foreign relations. This volume also includes contemporary documents at the end of each chapter, up-to-date chapter bibliographies, and maps by the noted cartographer E. D. Weldon. In its Third Edition, American Diplomacy continues to be the most careful blend of narrative, analysis,