"Beginning in the era of the Spanish-American war, the United States found itself increasingly involved in the affairs of countries beyond North America. The New World Power offers an interpretive framework for understanding U.S. foreign policy during the first two decades of America's emergence as a world power. Robert E. Hannigan describes the aspirations of American leaders, explores the bedrock social views and ideological framework they held in common, and shows how the approach of U.S. policy makers overseas mirrored their attitudes toward domestic affairs. The vast bulk of work on U.

Ideology and interest -- The "center of gravity": Caribbean policy and the canal -- Dominance throughout the hemisphere: South America -- "Where the Far West becomes the Far East": China -- The home continent: Canada and Mexico -- World order (to 1914) -- World order (1914-17).