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U.S. Department of State : a reference history

Author: Elmer Plischke
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This text describes the State Department and Foreign Service of the United States and the history of three major State Department functions, namely, the treaty-making process, representation in  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Elmer Plischke
ISBN: 0313291268 9780313291265
OCLC Number: 40453074
Description: xl, 763 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Contents: Pt. I. To 1801. 1. Origins of American Diplomacy --
Prelude. 2. Federalist Period --
Creating the Department of State and Diplomatic Corps, 1789-1801 --
Pt. II. 1801-1861. 3. Post-Federalist Period --
Germination and Crystallization, 1801-1829. 4. Transition Period --
Extension and Stabilization, 1829-1861 --
Pt. III. 1861-1945. 5. The Road to Becoming a Great World Power --
Amplification, Innovation, and Renovation, 1861-1913. 6. United States Becomes a Superpower --
Expansion, Reorganization, and Career Consolidation, 1914-1945 --
Pt. IV. 1945-, and the Future. 7. United States as a Superpower --
The Contemporary Era Since 1945. 8. The Future.
Other Titles: US Department of State
Responsibility: Elmer Plischke.

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