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A comprehensive collection of readily reproducible techniques for
the manipulation of recombinant plasmids using the bacterial host
E. coli. The authors describe proven methods for cloning DNA into
plasmid vectors, transforming plasmids into E. coli, and analyzing
recombinant clones. They also include protocols for the
construction and screening of libraries, as well as specific
techniques for specialized cloning vehicles, such as cosmids,
bacterial artificial chromosomes, l vectors, and phagemids. Common
downstream applications such as mutagenesis of plasmids,
recombinant protein expression, and the use of reporter genes, are
also described.
A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the
making of American Grand Strategy. What is grand strategy? What
does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal
strategic thought-what, in other words, makes it "grand"? In
answering these questions, most scholars have focused on diplomacy
and warfare, so much so that "grand strategy" has become almost an
equivalent of "military history." The traditional attention paid to
military affairs is understandable, but in today's world it leaves
out much else that could be considered political, and therefore
strategic. It is in fact possible to consider, and even reach, a
more capacious understanding of grand strategy, one that still
includes the battlefield and the negotiating table while expanding
beyond them. Just as contemporary world politics is driven by a
wide range of non-military issues, the most thorough considerations
of grand strategy must consider the bases of peace and
security-including gender, race, the environment, and a wide range
of cultural, social, political, and economic issues. Rethinking
American Grand Strategy assembles a roster of leading historians to
examine America's place in the world. Its innovative chapters
re-examine familiar figures, such as John Quincy Adams, George
Kennan, and Henry Kissinger, while also revealing the forgotten
episodes and hidden voices of American grand strategy. They expand
the scope of diplomatic and military history by placing the grand
strategies of public health, race, gender, humanitarianism, and the
law alongside military and diplomatic affairs to reveal hidden
strategists as well as strategies.
A comprehensive collection of readily reproducible techniques for
the manipulation of recombinant plasmids using the bacterial host
E. coli. The authors describe proven methods for cloning DNA into
plasmid vectors, transforming plasmids into E. coli, and analyzing
recombinant clones. They also include protocols for the
construction and screening of libraries, as well as specific
techniques for specialized cloning vehicles, such as cosmids,
bacterial artificial chromosomes, l vectors, and phagemids. Common
downstream applications such as mutagenesis of plasmids,
recombinant protein expression, and the use of reporter genes, are
also described.
A wide-ranging anthology of primary texts in American foreign
relations—now expanded to include documents from the Trump years
to today How should America wield its power beyond its borders?
Should it follow grand principles or act on narrow self-interest?
Should it work in concert with other nations or avoid entangling
alliances? America in the World captures the voices and viewpoints
of some of the most provocative, eloquent, and influential people
who participated in these and other momentous debates. Now fully
revised and updated, this anthology brings together primary texts
spanning a century and a half of U.S. foreign relations,
illuminating how Americans have been arguing about the nation’s
role in the world since its emergence as a world power in the late
nineteenth century. Features more than 250 primary-source
documents, reflecting an extraordinary range of views Includes two
new chapters on the Trump years and the return of great power
rivalries under Biden Sweeps broadly from the Gilded Age to
emerging global challenges such as COVID-19 Shares the perspectives
of presidents, secretaries of state, and generals as well as those
of poets, songwriters, clergy, newspaper columnists, and novelists
Also includes non-American perspectives on U.S. power
For better or worse, be it militarily, diplomatically, politically,
economically, or culturally, Americans have had a profound role in
shaping the wider world beyond them. Unsurprisingly, most
non-Americans have passionate views about the nature of U.S.
foreign policy. America has been a savior to some, a curse to
others-and both have good reason to feel that way. And yet, such
views are often also based on a caricature of American actions and
intentions. For their part, Americans themselves have strong
opinions about their role in the world and how it has evolved over
time. Yet these views are shrouded as much in myth as they are
grounded in fact. American Foreign Relations, then, suffers from
being a subject of immense worldwide importance but almost complete
misunderstanding; it provokes strong emotions and much debate in
newspapers daily, but is accompanied by little comprehension. This
Very Short Introduction aims to offer analysis of key events,
episodes, crises, and individuals in the making of American foreign
relations. It will discuss events such as the Revolutionary War,
the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, manifest destiny, the
Mexican War, the Civil War, industrialization, the beginnings of
globalization, the Spanish-American War, imperialism, the
annexation of the Philippines, informal imperialism and the Open
Door policy, World War I, isolationism, World War II, the Cold War
from its origins to its end (including the Korean and Vietnam
Wars), the Iraq Wars, 9/11, and Afghanistan. Such topics will be
situated within an analytical narrative that follows chronology
generally, but not strictly or comprehensively. ABOUT THE SERIES:
The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press
contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These
pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new
subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis,
perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and
challenging topics highly readable.
How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders?
Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow
self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid
entangling alliances? Americans have been grappling with questions
like these throughout the nation's history, and especially since
the emergence of the United States as a major world power in the
late nineteenth century. "America in the World" illuminates this
history by capturing the diverse voices and viewpoints of some of
the most colorful and eloquent people who participated in these
momentous debates.
Spanning the era from the Gilded Age to the Obama years, this
unique reader collects more than two hundred documents--everything
from presidential addresses and diplomatic cables to political
cartoons and song lyrics. It encompasses various phases of American
diplomatic history that are typically treated separately, such as
the First World War, the Cold War, and 9/11. The book presents the
perspectives of elite policymakers--presidents, secretaries of
state, generals, and diplomats--alongside those of other kinds of
Americans, such as newspaper columnists, clergymen, songwriters,
poets, and novelists. It also features numerous documents from
other countries, illustrating how foreigners viewed America's role
in the world.
Ideal for classroom use, "America in the World" sheds light on
the complex interplay of political, economic, ideological, and
cultural factors underlying the exercise of American power on the
global stage.Includes more than two hundred documents from the late
nineteenth century to todayLooks at everything from presidential
addresses to political cartoons and song lyricsPresents diverse
perspectives, from elite policymakers to clergymen and
novelistsFeatures documents from outside the United States,
illustrating how people in other countries viewed America's role in
the world
Winner of the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction
Finalist for the Cundhill Prize in History
A richly detailed, profoundly engrossing story of how religion has
influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of
the men and women--from presidents to preachers--who have plotted
the country's course in the world.
Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans' new home would
be "a city upon a hill," Americans' role in the world has been
shaped by their belief that God has something special in mind for
them. But this is a story that historians have mostly ignored. Now,
in the first authoritative work on the subject, Andrew Preston
explores the major strains of religious fervor--liberal and
conservative, pacifist and militant, internationalist and
isolationist--that framed American thinking on international issues
from the earliest colonial wars to the twenty-first century. He
arrives at some startling conclusions, among them: Abraham
Lincoln's use of religion in the Civil War became the model for
subsequent wars of humanitarian intervention; nineteenth-century
Protestant missionaries made up the first NGO to advance a global
human rights agenda; religious liberty was the centerpiece of
Franklin Roosevelt's strategy to bring the United States into World
War II.
From George Washington to George W. Bush, from the Puritans to the
present, from the colonial wars to the Cold War, religion has been
one of America's most powerful sources of ideas about the wider
world. When, just days after 9/11, George W. Bush described America
as "a prayerful nation, a nation that prays to an almighty God for
protection and for peace," or when Barack Obama spoke of balancing
the "just war and the imperatives of a just peace" in his Nobel
Peace Prize acceptance speech, they were echoing four hundred years
of religious rhetoric. Preston traces this echo back to its
source.
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"Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith" is an unprecedented
achievement: no one has yet attempted such a bold synthesis of
American history. It is also a remarkable work of balance and
fair-mindedness about one of the most fraught subjects in America.
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