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The Styles of American International Thought: Mahan, Bryan, and Lippmann
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2011
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Because of heightened involvement of the United States in world affairs during the period between the Spanish-American War and World War I, American political thought expanded to include the dimension of international politics. In the process three different styles of thought emerged. Each style was equipped with its characteristic view of the nature of international politics, the nature and role of war, views of human nature, a method of social and political analysis, and proposals for dealing with the problems of world politics.
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1 The most important of Mahan's writings on international affairs are contained in the following of his books: The Problem of Asia (Boston 1900)Google Scholar; Retrospect and Prospect (Boston 1903)Google Scholar; Some Neglected Aspects of War (Boston 1907)Google Scholar; The Interest of America in International Conditions (London 1910)Google Scholar; Armaments and Arbitration (New York and London 1912)Google Scholar; The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future (Boston 1897, 1918)Google Scholar; and Lessons of the War with Spain (Boston 1898–1899, 1918).Google Scholar
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3 Mahan, The Interest of America in Sea Power, 232.
4 Ibid., 18.
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6 Mahan, The Interest of America in Sea Power, 171.
7 Mahan, Armaments and Arbitration, 106.
8 For a detailed discussion of the various applications of force in diplomacy, see his Armaments and Arbitration, especially chap. 3, “Navies as International Factors.”
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10 Ibid., 30.
11 Ibid., 34.
12 Ibid., 39.
13 Ibid., 64.
14 Ibid., 59.
15 Ibid., 92.
16 Ibid., 89.
17 Ibid., 97.
18 Ibid., 98.
19 Ibid., 99.
20 Ibid., 114.
21 Ibid., 1.
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25 Ibid., 27.
26 Ibid., 17.
27 Ibid., 24.
29 Ibid., 25.
28 Ibid., 24.
30 Ibid., 32.
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33 Ibid., II.
34 Ibid., 3.
35 Ibid., 4.
36 Ibid.
37 Ibid., 5..
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53 Ibid., 62.
54 Ibid., 62–63.
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56 Ibid., 162.
57 Ibid., 124.
58 Ibid.
59 Ibid., 125.
60 Ibid., 87.
61 Ibid., 93.
62 Ibid., 127.
63 Ibid., 135.
64 Ibid.
65 Ibid., 183.
66 Ibid., 184.
67 Ibid.
68 Ibid., 189.
69 Ibid, 143.
70 Ibid., 144.
71 Ibid., 194–95.
72 Ibid., 172.
73 Ibid., 173–74.
74 Ibid., 174.
75 Ibid., 186.
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