In Search of Monsters to Destroy? American Foreign Policy, Revolution, and Regime Change, 1776-1900

In Search of Monsters to Destroy? American Foreign Policy, Revolution, and Regime Change, 1776-1900 (National Institute Press: Fairfax, VA, 2012). This book explores five notable occasions during which Americans debated seriously the feasibility and morality of bringing about foreign regime change. These case studies demonstrate certain consistent patterns of American thought about regime change but also a significant evolution of views to accommodate new conditions in the international environment and domestic politics. The political and intellectual dynamic of the debates, as well as their particular outcomes, have had major significance for the overall direction of U.S. foreign policy. Softback: $24.99, available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.