American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the origins of U.S. foreign policy /
Harper, John Lamberton.
American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the origins of U.S. foreign policy / John Lamberton Harper. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (xii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index.
From providence into fortune, 1757 -1781 -- Prepared to be not good, 1781-1788 -- At Washington's side again, 1789 -- Hamilton versus the Virginians, 1789-1791 -- The Nootka Sound Crisis, part one : the Morris Mission -- Nootka Sound, part two : the view from New York -- Liaisons dangereuses, 1791-1792 -- The birth of American neutrality, February-May 1793 -- "A most distressing dilemma," May-December 1793 -- Hamilton and the crisis of 1794 -- The Jay Treaty -- Return to not-so-private life, 1794-1795 -- "Camillus" into the breach -- A high-stakes game : Washington's farewell address, 1796 -- Transition to the new regime, 1796-1797 -- Hamilton and Adams : the background -- Hamilton's "grand plan" -- Hamilton and his army, part one, 1797-1798 -- Hamilton and his army, part two, 1798-1799 -- Killing two birds with one stone, 1799 -- 1800 and after -- From fortune into providence -- Hamilton then and now. Conclusion :
"This book is the first detailed narrative study of his foreign policy role and ideas to appear in more than thirty years. It focuses on Hamilton's controversial activities as a key member of President George Washington's cabinet and as an aspiring military leader in the 1790s, a decade of profound division over the shape and powers of the federal government and U.S. policy toward the warring powers of Europe. Drawing parallels between Hamilton and the Florentine diplomatist and thinker Nicolo Machiavelli, prize-winning historian John Lamberton Harper offers an insightful and accessible account of the origins of Hamilton's outlook, his bitter personal rivalries with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and his indispensable part in designing and implementing a foreign policy able to ensure the survival of the infant United States."--Jacket
English.
9781107089600 (electronic bk.) 1107089603 (electronic bk.) 9781107326033 (electronic bk.) 1107326036 (electronic bk.) 9781107095953 1107095956 1107086027 9781107086029 1316086143 9781316086148 0521708745 9780521708746 1107101557 9781107101555 1107092825 9781107092822
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
Hamilton, Alexander Politiker.
1775-1815
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Hommes d'État--États-Unis--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic relations--Philosophy.
Statesmen.
Außenpolitik
Buitenlandse politiek.
United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783.
United States--Foreign relations--1783-1815.
United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1775-1783.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1783-1815.
United States.
USA.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E302.6.H2 / H37 2004eb
327.73/0092
American Machiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the origins of U.S. foreign policy / John Lamberton Harper. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (xii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index.
From providence into fortune, 1757 -1781 -- Prepared to be not good, 1781-1788 -- At Washington's side again, 1789 -- Hamilton versus the Virginians, 1789-1791 -- The Nootka Sound Crisis, part one : the Morris Mission -- Nootka Sound, part two : the view from New York -- Liaisons dangereuses, 1791-1792 -- The birth of American neutrality, February-May 1793 -- "A most distressing dilemma," May-December 1793 -- Hamilton and the crisis of 1794 -- The Jay Treaty -- Return to not-so-private life, 1794-1795 -- "Camillus" into the breach -- A high-stakes game : Washington's farewell address, 1796 -- Transition to the new regime, 1796-1797 -- Hamilton and Adams : the background -- Hamilton's "grand plan" -- Hamilton and his army, part one, 1797-1798 -- Hamilton and his army, part two, 1798-1799 -- Killing two birds with one stone, 1799 -- 1800 and after -- From fortune into providence -- Hamilton then and now. Conclusion :
"This book is the first detailed narrative study of his foreign policy role and ideas to appear in more than thirty years. It focuses on Hamilton's controversial activities as a key member of President George Washington's cabinet and as an aspiring military leader in the 1790s, a decade of profound division over the shape and powers of the federal government and U.S. policy toward the warring powers of Europe. Drawing parallels between Hamilton and the Florentine diplomatist and thinker Nicolo Machiavelli, prize-winning historian John Lamberton Harper offers an insightful and accessible account of the origins of Hamilton's outlook, his bitter personal rivalries with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and his indispensable part in designing and implementing a foreign policy able to ensure the survival of the infant United States."--Jacket
English.
9781107089600 (electronic bk.) 1107089603 (electronic bk.) 9781107326033 (electronic bk.) 1107326036 (electronic bk.) 9781107095953 1107095956 1107086027 9781107086029 1316086143 9781316086148 0521708745 9780521708746 1107101557 9781107101555 1107092825 9781107092822
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
Hamilton, Alexander Politiker.
1775-1815
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Hommes d'État--États-Unis--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic relations--Philosophy.
Statesmen.
Außenpolitik
Buitenlandse politiek.
United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783.
United States--Foreign relations--1783-1815.
United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1775-1783.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--1783-1815.
United States.
USA.
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
E302.6.H2 / H37 2004eb
327.73/0092