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Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph), 1938-

A republic, not an empire : reclaiming America's destiny / Patrick J. Buchanan.

Washington, DC : Regnery Pub. ; Lanham, MD : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, ©1999.

xiii, 437 pages ; 24 cm

"A Republic, Not an Empire is presidential candidate Pat Buchanan's plea for a new American foreign policy. To avoid a future of endless war, he offers a new policy rooted in America's greatest traditions." "Surveying the sweep of our nation's history, Buchanan demonstrates how America's liberty is best protected when the United States pursues its own vital interests, and how our liberty is most endangered when we embark on international crusades that are divorced from those interests."--Jacket.

Intervention (International law) -- History.

United States -- Foreign relations.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-

Includes bibliographical references and index.

America reaches for global hegemony. How empires perish ; Courting conflict with Russia ; America's future wars ; The myth of American isolationism -- 1789-1823: Independence and expansion. Birth of an American foreign policy ; "Mr. Madison's war" ; How we took Florida -- 1845-1869: Manifest Destiny. "Jimmy Polk's war" ; "One war at a time" -- 1898-1919: The turning point. "Splendid little war" ; The new imperialists ; "He kept us out of war" ; "Wilson's war" -- 1921-1941: Triumph of the interventionists. Disarmament decade ; The zeal of the convert ; Back door to war -- 1945-1989: Twilight struggle. America's longest war -- A foreign policy for America. "Passionate attachments" and press power ; Claimants to Kennan's legacy ; A republic, not an empire.

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