Whether studying a particular time period, a general subject area, or a specific treaty or alliance, American Treaties and Alliances is the new one-stop resource.
Organized both thematically and chronologically, and illustrated with maps and tables throughout, this reference helps students and researchers find the particular information they need, or explore whole issue areas, such as human rights and genocide, and the pertinent treaties throughout our history. Most useful to students researching foreign policy, the documents in American Treaties and Alliances are arranged by the following subjects:
Settlement, Union, Expansion, and Boundaries
Wars and Military Alliances
Diplomacy and International Organizations
Trade, Commerce, and Transportation
Human and Political Rights
Science and Environment
Table of Contents
SAMPLE ENTRIES INCLUDE:
Wars and Military Alliances:
- French and Indian War
- American Revolution
- U.S.-Barbary States Wars, Quasi-War with France, and War of 1812
- U.S.-Mexican War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
- Boxer Rebellion
- World War I
- World War II
- Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam
Diplomacy and International Organizations:
- Arms Litigation, Rules of Warfare, and War Crimes
- Criminal Law, Civil Law and Extradition
- Cultural Property and Cultural Relations
- Diplomatic Relations
- International Dispute Resolution
- Organization of American States and other Pan-American Matters
- Rights and Duties of States
- Terrorism
- U.N. Establishing Documents
- U.S. as Peacemaker
Human and Political Rights:
- General Assistance and Disaster Relief Cooperation
- Health
- Human Rights, Equality, Slavery, and Genocide Issues
- Rights and Welfare of Children
- Rights of Women
Bio(s)
Alan Axelrod
Alan Axelrod has written more than thirty reference books, including American Treaties and Alliances (2000), The Macmillan Dictionary of Law Enforcement (1995), and Dictators and Tyrants (1994). He is a former college professor and cunsultant to numerous museums and cultural institutions. Axelrod has also been a creative consultant for The Wild West television documentary series, A&E's Civil War Journal, and the Discovery Channel.