United and Independent: John Quincy Adams on American Foreign Policy - Hardcover
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John Quincy Adams is widely recognized as America's most distinguished diplomat, taking into account the length and breadth of his public service and his influence on American foreign policy. In the course of this remarkable journey, John Quincy documented his ideas and actions through his writings, speeches, letters, diary entries, and state papers. To aid those interested specifically in learning more about the man and his views on foreign policy, the editors have compiled a collection of the most important and often-cited works, such as his famous July 4, 1821 Oration: "she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy."
The selections in this volume provide insights into Adams's diplomatic practices and the critical issues that marked the young American nation. To give the readers context, the editors have provided introductions for both particular periods in John Quincy's life as well as individual documents. Wherever possible, the editors have included the full text but, given the immensity of the available material and John Quincy Adams's style of writing, they have used discretion to abridge certain documents.Patrick J. Garrity is a nonresident faculty fellow with the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He holds the Ph.D. in government from the Claremont Graduate School. He has been a senior policy analyst (technical staff member) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory; a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); and a visiting fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He taught at the Catholic University of America and the Naval Postgraduate School. His books include You Run the Show or the Show Runs You: Capturing Professor Harold W. Rood's Strategic Thought for a New Generation; In Search of Monsters to Destroy? American Foreign Policy, Revolution, and Regime Change, 1776-1900; and A Sacred Union of Citizens: George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character. He is co-editor of the University of Virginia Rotunda Press digital edition, The Nixon White House Tapes: SALT, February-May 1971. He has published on American national security policy and historical topics in such journals as Survival, Washington Quarterly, The National Interest, Parameters, Comparative Strategy, and Journal of Strategic Studies.
Judge, Ben: -Ben Judge is the creator and executive producer of the documentary, RIGHT MAKES MIGHT: THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University and serves in the United States Navy Reserve.
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