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A World Safe for Commerce: American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics)

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An Economist Biggest Book of the Year How commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to war When the Cold War ended, many believed that expanding trade would usher in an era of peace. Yet today the United States finds itself confronting not just Russia in Europe but China in the Indo- Pacific, Africa, and Latin America. Shedding new light on how trade both reduces and increases the risks of international crisis, A World Safe for Commerce traces how, since the nation’s founding, the United States has consistently moved from peace to conflict when the commerce needed for national security is under threat. Dale Copeland shows how commerce pushes the United States and its rivals to expand their spheres of influence for access to goods even as they worry about provoking a breakdown in trade relations that could spiral into military conflict. Taking readers from the wars with Britain in 1776 and 1812 to World War II and the Cold War, he describes how America’s leaders have grappled with this inherent tension, and why they have shifted, sometimes dramatically, from peaceful, mutually beneficial policies to coercion and force in order to increase control over vital trade and prevent economic decline. A World Safe for Commerce reveals how trade competition could lead the United States and China into full-scale confrontation. But it also offers hope that both sides can work to improve their overall trade expectations and foster the confidence needed for long- term peace and stability. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press


Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2024


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 504 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691172552


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 52


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches


Part of series ‏ : ‎ Princeton Studies in International History and Politics


Best Sellers Rank: #1,061,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #113 in Political Trades and Tariffs #928 in Political Economy #1,083 in Asian Politics


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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2025 by James Pawlowski, Jr.

  • Great book
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A very detailed description of Americans’s policy linked with commerce as well as how to insert USA influence globally. Last chapter elaborated the China relations with USA and potentially how the best to handling China relations among Taiwan and Japan as well as USA. A very unique book to academically, historically and commercially walk reader through the American as a country to migrate to a superpower and develop its global influence through commerce. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024 by Wu James

  • an alternative to the hawk/dove dichotomy, far superior than the more popular 'scholars'
Format: Hardcover
i would say anyone interested in analysing the present day most important geopolitical relationship - US/China should read this book, which provides a very worthy alternative to the conventional hawk/dove alternatives and prescribe much more rational policies. the book discussed a number of theories and the author propounded his own 'dynamic realism' theory. but he did so based on solid historical data and precedents. busy readers could go straight to the last chapter on US/China. the earlier chapters laid the foundation for the theoretical framework. it would be worth your money and time just to read this chapter ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024 by Seeker

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