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It has tried, in different ways over the years, to promote the political ideas - individual rights, political democracy, and international peace - that have played a dominant role in America's domestic politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Second, while most countries have used political instruments to win economic benefits - the great empires that European countries conquered and then exploited over the centuries are examples - the United States has reversed this pattern. It has regularly adopted economic policies, particularly sanctions, to pursue its political goals abroad.\u003cbr\u003e Third, the United States has conducted an unusually democratic foreign policy in that the American public has had much more influence over its government's activities abroad than the publics in other countries. As the book shows, public opinion has had a particularly powerful impact on questions of war and peace, at some times pushing the nation into armed conflict but at others forcing an end to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcisely and clearly written for the general reader, The American Way of Foreign Policy explores the origins of these three enduring features of the nation's foreign relations, shows how they have made themselves felt from the founding of the republic to the present day, and assesses their contributions to the successes and failures of what the United States has accomplished abroad. It provides readers with a new understanding of how and why America has conducted its relations with the world over 250 years.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0197840930\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780197840931\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Mandelbaum, Michael\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Apr 2026)","offer_id":46291868713157,"sku":"9780197840931","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780197840931.jpg?v=1780113214"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/political-science-world-general.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}