Includes bibliographical references and index.

The American Approach to Foreign Policy -- Part I The Cold War -- From World War to Cold War -- Containment: From Theory to Practice -- North-South Tensions and the Vietnam War -- Détente and World-Order Politics -- Breakthroughs in the Superpower Struggle -- The End of the Cold War -- Part II The New World "Disorder" -- Old Tensions in a New Order -- The Shifting European Landscape -- America under Fire -- Hot Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- Uncertain Ground in the Middle East -- The Revival of Power Politics -- Traditional vs. Transnational: Can the United States Balance Interests in the Twenty-First Century?

"Now in its Twenty-Second Edition, Hook, Spanier, and Grove's American Foreign Policy Since World War II has long set the standard in guiding students through the complexities of American foreign policy. The text introduces students to the American "style" of foreign policy, imbued with a distinct sense of national exceptionalism. By giving students the historical context they need, this book allows them to truly grasp the functions and dysfunctions of the nation's foreign policy agenda with historical insight into modern policy context"--