From Wealth to Power

The Unusual Origins of America's World Role

Fareed Zakaria

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Princeton University Press
26 October 1999

History of the Americas; Political science & theory; International relations

Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics

What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? These questions are vital to an understanding of the emergence of a new power - a source of instability in international politics. In this text, Fareed Zakaria seeks to answer these questions by examining one of the most puzzling cases of a rising power in modern history - that of the United States. If rich nations routinely become great powers, Zakaria asks, then how do we explain the strange inactivity of the United States in the late-19th century? By 1885, the US was the richest country in the world. And yet, by all military, political and diplomatic measures, it was a minor power. To explain this discrepancy, Zakaria considers a variety of cases between 1865 and 1908 when the US considered expanding its influence in such diverse places as Canada, the Dominican Republic and Iceland. Consistent with the realist theory of international relations, he argues that the President and his administration tried to increase the country's political influence abroad when they saw an increase in the nation's relative economic power.

But they frequently had to curtail their plans for exp

By: Fareed Zakaria
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 84
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9780691010359
ISBN 10: 0691010358
Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 26 October 1999
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fareed Zakaria is Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs, a contributing editor to Newsweek, and has been Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. He is a contributor to various publications, including the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement, International Security, and Slate and is coeditor of The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World.

Reviews for From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origins of America's World Role

A significant contribution to the study of international relations. --Choice Mr. Zakaria persuasively illustrates [his] argument by examining America's emergence as a great power.... [His] account of turn-of-the-century American diplomacy is concise and insightful. --Aaron L. Friedberg, The Wall Street Journal [From Wealth to Power's] tightly argued thesis addresses a question sure to be revisited.... Its conclusions are both provocative and full of implications for the world today. --Walter A. McDougall, The New York Times Book Review