Cyclical Trends in American Foreign Policy Moods

Frank L. Klingberg is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

...offers a challenging reinterpretation of American diplomatic history. -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr., City University of New York ...presents a bold reinterpretation of the course of American history in the form of three interacting and spiraling sets of cyclical trends. His challenging notion and wide-ranging grasp of relevant literature will appeal particularly to professionalstudents of American history and foreign policy. -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr., City University of New York Perspective A masterful and thoughtful overview of American attitudes on the world, by someone who in effect was predicting America's failure in Vietnam some fifteen years in advance. -- George H. Quester, University of Maryland A masterful and thoughtful overview of American attitudes on the world, by someone who in effect was predicting America's failure in Vietnam some fifteen years in advance. -- George H. Quester, University of Maryland ...offers a challenging reinterpretation of American diplomatic history. -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr., City University of New York ...presents a bold reinterpretation of the course of American history in the form of three interacting and spiraling sets of cyclical trends. His challenging notion and wide-ranging grasp of relevant literature will appeal particularly to professional students of American history and foreign policy. -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr., City University of New York Perspective