America's Transatlantic Turn

This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career.

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Carol Chin, University of Toronto, Canada Michael Patrick Cullinane, University College Cork, Ireland Claire Delahaye, Université Paris Est-Marne la Vallée, France Douglas Eden, University College London, UK David Haglund, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada Edward Kohn, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Séverine Antigone Marin, Université de Strasbourg, France Serge Ricard, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, France Simon Rofe, University of London, UK

Inhalt

1. Theodore Roosevelt and the 'Discovery' of Europe: An Introduction; Hans Krabbendam and John M. Thompson PART I: ANTECEDENTS 2. Pride and Prejudice: Theodore Roosevelt's Boyhood Contact with Europe; Edward Kohn 3. Imperial 'Character': How Race and Civilization Shaped Theodore Roosevelt's Imperialism; Michael Patrick Cullinane PART II: CONTEXTS 4. Constraint and Opportunity: Theodore Roosevelt, Domestic Politics and Transatlantic Relations; John M. Thompson 5. 'True Americanism': The Role of Race and Class in Theodore Roosevelt's Immigration Policy and its Effect on US-European Relations; Carol Chin and Hans Krabbendam PART III: LINCHPINS 6. The Indispensable Relationship: Theodore Roosevelt and the British; Douglas Eden 7. That Other Transatlantic 'Great Rapprochement': France, the United States, and Theodore Roosevelt; David G. Haglund 8. Personalized Competition: Theodore Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm in German-American Relations; Séverine Antigone Marin PART IV: LEGACIES 9. A Hero's Welcome: Theodore Roosevelt's Triumphal Tour of Europe in 1910; Serge Ricard 10. Showing Muscle: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and America's Role in World War I; Claire Delahaye 11. Europe As the Nexus for Roosevelt's International Strategy; J. Simon Rofe