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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313308284
ISBN-139780313308284
eBay Product ID (ePID)30461900
Product Key Features
Number of Pages608 Pages
Publication NameAmerican Statesmen : Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
SubjectInternational Relations / General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Political, United States / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorEdward Mihalkanin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-010871
Reviews"[A] standard reference any serious political science collection should have."- MBR Internet Bookwatch/Library Bookwatch, "Entries, by prominent diplomatic historians, are extremely well written, not only covering each secretary's term in office but offering scholarly judgments concerning his or her place in history. Highly recommended. All libraries."- Choice, "Although the role of the office has changed over the years, th secretary of state has always been a critical member of the president's cabinet. This volume, edited by a political scientist, provides information about the persons who have defined U.S. foreign policy, the issues they have faced, and the impact they have had....[t]his volume pulls it all together, updates it, and offers current perspective on the lives and contributions of these important persons. Recommended for public and academic libraries."- Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "Although the role of the office has changed over the years, th secretary of state has always been a critical member of the president's cabinet. This volume, edited by a political scientist, provides information about the persons who have defined U.S. foreign policy, the issues they have faced, and the impact they have had....[t]his volume pulls it all together, updates it, and offers current perspective on the lives and contributions of these important persons. Recommended for public and academic libraries." Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal327.092273
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Dean Acheson James Chace John Quincy Adams Norman Graebner Madeleine Albright David Jackson Robert Bacon Edward S. Mihalkanin James Baker III Karl DeRouen and Paul Bellamy Thomas F. Bayard Justus Doenecke Jeremiah S. Black Edward S. Mihalkanin James G. Blaine Dean Fafoutis and Edward S. Mihalkanin William Jennings Bryan Kendrick Clements James Buchanan Lelia Roeckell James F. Byrnes Edward S. Mihalkanin John C. Calhoun Lelia Roeckell Lewis Cass William Klunder Warren Christopher David Jackson Henry Clay Kinley Brauer John M. Clayton Dean Fafoutis Bainbridge Colby Alexander W. Knott William R. Day Edward S. Mihalkanin John Foster Dulles Amy Portwood Lawrence S. Eagleburger Theodore Hindson William M. Evarts David Anderson Edward Everett Jeffrey Mauck Hamilton Fish Michael J. Devine John Forsyth John Belohlavek John W. Foster Michael J. Devine Frederick T. Frelinghuysen William Brinker Walter Q. Gresham Charles Calhoun Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Robert F. Gorman John Hay Kenton Clymer Christian Herter H. William Brands Charles Evans Hughes Karen Miller Cordell Hull Benjamin D. Rhodes John Jay Jerald A. Combs Thomas Jefferson Marvin Zahniser Frank B. Kellogg Robert H. Ferrell Henry Kissinger Charles M. Dobbs Philander C. Knox Michael Sanchez Robert Lansing Eugene P. Trani Hugh S. Legaré Alfred Sullivan Edward Livingston Richard W. Fanning James Madison Jason Colby William L. Marcy John Muldowny George C. Marshall Larry I. Bland John Marshall Paul Weizer Louis McLane Lester Brooks James Monroe Bryan McAuley Edmund S. Muskie Robert F. Gorman Richard Olney Alfred Castle Timothy Pickering Clifford Egan Colin Powell F. Erik Brooks Edmund Randolph Jerald A. Combs William P. Rogers Roger R. Trask Elihu Root Calvin D. Davis Dean Rusk Thomas H. Buckley William H. Seward Edward S. Mihalkanin John Sherman Edward S. Mihalkanin George P. Shultz Robert F. Gorman Robert Smith Clifford Egan Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Peter Buckingham Henry L. Stimson William Kamann Abel P. Upshur Edward Crapol Martin Van Buren John Belohlavek Cyrus Vance John Norton Elihu B. Washburne Edward S. Mihalkanin Daniel Webster Howard Jones List of Contributors Quick Reference Chronology of Secretaries of State Index
SynopsisThe Secretary of State is in charge of defining and implementing U.S. foreign policy. While that role has weakened some over the past 50 years, a mere roll call of illustrious past Secretaries of State invokes the position's importance. Thomas Jefferson, Henry Kissinger, John Quincy Adams, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Clay, James Madison, George C. Marshall, George Schultz, and Daniel Webster are just a few of the Secretaries profiled within these 65 entries. Arranged A-to-Z, each essay is multifaceted, offering information personal, professional, and political. The majority of each piece deals with foreign policy ideas before he or she became the Secretary, what American foreign policy was like while in office, and the major foreign policy issues during tenure. Each piece concludes with a concise and useful bibliography. A unique look at U.S. foreign policy making and diplomacy through the experience of the person whose job is to craft and implement it. Each secretary's early life and background are included, as is his or her education and influences. Careers before becoming Secretary of State are detailed, as are expressions of ideas relating to U.S. foreign policy prior to appointment. Then the piece examines his tenure in office itself, from appointment as secretary, to relations with the President, Cabinet and Congress. Most importantly the major foreign policy issues of the day are given a thorough going over. Finally the circumstances of leaving office, a post-career summary, and then a general assessment of his or accomplishments and shortcomings as secretary.
LC Classification NumberE176
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- 08 Jun, 2021
Rare book of secretaries of state is a welcome discovery
I have looking for a book on the secretaries of state for many years. That office was once considered a stepping stone to the presidency. Great statesmen, including six future presidents, have held the office. The number of deserving men and women who were almost president or vigorously pursued the office causes one to realize what an important position secretary of state has been: Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Charles Evan's Hughes, William Jenings Bryan, James Blaine, William Seward, John Marshall, Lewis Cass, and Hamilton Fish. I only wish the book contained pictures of the people who.have held this high office.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
