Secular Morality and International Security : American and British Decisions about War.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (253 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Theory of National Interest and National Identity Formation -- 1. In Defense of the British Empire: Great Britain's National Identity of Loyal Patriotism and the War of 1812 -- 2. In Defense of the American Republic: The American National Identity of Neo-Jeffersonian Republicanism and Liberal Commerce -- 3. The American National Identity of Romantic Evangelicalism and the Pacific Resolution of the Oregon Crisis -- 4. Great Britain's National Identity of Evangelical Free Trade and the Pacific Resolution of the Oregon Dispute -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
The impact of national moral standards on international diplomacy.
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War--Causes--Case studies. National interest--Case studies. Nationalism--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies. National interest--Great Britain--History--19th century. National interest--United States--History--20th century. Nationalism--Great Britain--History--19th century. Nationalism--United States--History--19th century. Oregon question. United States--History--War of 1812.