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The nature of the US political system, with its overlapping powers, intense partisanship, and continuous scrutiny from the media and public, complicates the conduct of foreign policy. While numerous presidents have struggled under the weight of these conditions, Theodore Roosevelt thrived and is widely lauded for his diplomacy.
Roosevelt played a crucial role in the nation's rise to world power, competition with other new Great Powers such as Germany and Japan, and US participation in World War I. He was able to implement the majority of his agenda even though he was confronted by a hostile Democratic Party, suspicious conservatives in the Republican Party, and the social and political ferment of the progressive era. The president, John M. Thompson argues, combined a compelling vision for national greatness, considerable political skill, faith in the people and the US system, and an emphasis on providing leadership. It helped that the public mood was not isolationist, but was willing to support all of his major objectives-though Roosevelt's feel for the national mood was crucial, as was his willingness to compromise when necessary. This book traces the reactions of Americans to the chief foreign policy events of the era and the ways in which Roosevelt responded to and sought to shape his political environment.
Offering the first analysis of the politics of foreign policy for the entirety of Roosevelt's career, Great Power Rising sheds new light on the twenty-sixth president and the nation's emergence as a preeminent player in international affairs.
Introduction by Mark Sedgwick
Section I: Classic Thinkers
Chapter 1: Oswald Spengler and the Decline of the West by David Engels
Chapter 2: Ernst Jünger and the Storm of Steel by Elliot Y. Neaman
Chapter 3: Carl Schmitt and the Concept of the Political by Reinhard Mehring
Chapter 4: Julius Evola and Tradition by H. Tomas Hakl
Section II: Modern Thinkers
Chapter 5: Alain de Benoist and the New Right by Jean-Yves Camus
Chapter 6: Guillaume Faye and Identitarianism by Stéphane François
Chapter 7: Paul Gottfried and Paleoconservatism by Seth Bartee
Chapter 8: Patrick J. Buchanan and the Death of the West by Edward Ashbee
Chapter 9: Jared Taylor and White Identity by Russell Nieli
Chapter 10: Alexander Dugin and Eurasianism by Marlene Laruelle
Chapter 11: Bat Ye'or and Eurabia by Sindre Bangstad
Section III: Emergent Thinkers
Chapter 12: Mencius Moldbug and the Reactionary Enlightenment by Joshua Tait
Chapter 13: Greg Johnson and Counter-Currents by Graham Macklin
Chapter 14: Richard B. Spencer and the Alt Right by Tamir Bar-On
Chapter 15: Jack Donovan and Male Tribalism by Matthew N. Lyons
Chapter 16: Daniel Friberg and Expressive Culture by Benjamin Teitelbaum
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Περιγραφή
The nature of the US political system, with its overlapping powers, intense partisanship, and continuous scrutiny from the media and public, complicates the conduct of foreign policy. While numerous presidents have struggled under the weight of these conditions, Theodore Roosevelt thrived and is widely lauded for his diplomacy.
Roosevelt played a crucial role in the nation's rise to world power, competition with other new Great Powers such as Germany and Japan, and US participation in World War I. He was able to implement the majority of his agenda even though he was confronted by a hostile Democratic Party, suspicious conservatives in the Republican Party, and the social and political ferment of the progressive era. The president, John M. Thompson argues, combined a compelling vision for national greatness, considerable political skill, faith in the people and the US system, and an emphasis on providing leadership. It helped that the public mood was not isolationist, but was willing to support all of his major objectives-though Roosevelt's feel for the national mood was crucial, as was his willingness to compromise when necessary. This book traces the reactions of Americans to the chief foreign policy events of the era and the ways in which Roosevelt responded to and sought to shape his political environment.
Offering the first analysis of the politics of foreign policy for the entirety of Roosevelt's career, Great Power Rising sheds new light on the twenty-sixth president and the nation's emergence as a preeminent player in international affairs.
