Opposing the Crusader State: Alternatives to Global Interventionism

by Other Contributor-Robert Higgs

Broken into four sections, this book illustrates the history of American foreign policy and demonstrates the current applicability of a non-interventionist model. For the past century, U.S. foreign policy has rested on the assumption that Americans' interests are best served by active intervention abroad to secure markets for U.S. exports, to combat potential enemies far from American shores, or to engage in democratic nation building. Earlier, however, non-interventionism was widely considered more desirable and more consistent with the principles of the American Revolution. The authors argue for a return to these original American mores.

Genres: Politics

291 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Aaron Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a series of articles from several authors covering imperialism and New Deal economics, to democracy and globalization. Each article I found usually to be interesting and thought provoking, although there was the occasional right boring one (particularly the last) and a handful at the beginning which suffered from a little to much repetition. I would definitely recommend it though. There is much here to explore and several of these articles lend themselves well to being springboards to further familiarize oneself with the topic.