Echoes of the Founding fathers
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2017-05
Authors
Oliveri, María Agustina
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Derghougassian, Khatchik
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Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales
Abstract
American Foreign Policy studies have always been dictated by two clear approaches:
isolationism and interventionism. Thus, presidents have been characterized according to their
beliefs on where their office stood in this said spectrum. The spectrum, however, has an
underlying ‘system of beliefs’ which can be traced back to America’s foundation and early
years. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson represent, in a simplistic way, the debates
surrounding the divergent and contrasting paths leading to the ideologies now used to define
American Foreign Policy. Their political impact was such that their opinions and beliefs are
still current today. This thesis attempts to observe and trace possible continuities and ruptures
between an Alexander Hamilton and a Woodrow Wilson, a Harry Truman and a Thomas
Jefferson, or a James Madison and a George H.W Bush.
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Fil: Oliveri, María Agustina. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina.
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Oliveri, M. A. (2017). Echoes of the Founding fathers. [Tesis de grado, Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales]. Repositorio Digital San Andrés. http://hdl.handle.net/10908/19046