David C. Hendrickson
Writings on International Relations and American Foreign Policy
Books on international relations, American foreign policy, constitutionalism, and diplomatic history.
The Law of Nature and the Theory of International Relations
A provocative and erudite history of international political thought that recovers the law of nature and nations as a tradition intended to restrain the violent impulses of states. It explores the ethical and strategic dilemmas of sovereign coexistence and the conditions of peace in an anarchic world.
250 Years of American Foreign Policy
An authoritative interpretation of American foreign policy from the founding through the present, published for the nation’s 250th anniversary. The book follows the persistent tension between the American union as a league of peace and the United States as a great power.
John Quincy Adams and American Foreign Policy
John Quincy Adams’s statecraft centered on freedom, independence, and peace. This study traces the principles behind his diplomacy and his enduring warning against exchanging the republic’s liberty for dominion abroad.
American Empire and the Liberal Tradition
An examination of American empire and the liberal tradition, tracing the constitutional, strategic, and moral tensions between republican government and the pursuit of global primacy.
The Lost World of the American Founding · University Press of Kansas, 2003
The American Debate over International Relations, 1789–1941 · University Press of Kansas, 2009
The New World Order and America’s Purpose · with Robert W. Tucker · Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1992
The Statecraft of Thomas Jefferson · with Robert W. Tucker · Oxford University Press, 1990
The State of American Civil-Military Relations · Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988
Holmes & Meier, 1987
Origins of the War of American Independence · with Robert W. Tucker · Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982
“Thoughtful, timely, and utterly original. Restraining Power affirms David Hendrickson’s place among the leading scholars of his generation. In our so-called Age of Trump, Americans especially would do well to read and heed this book’s message.”
“David Hendrickson, a distinguished historian of American foreign policy, sums up the wisdom gleaned during his long career, in what can only be termed a tour de force. Not only is The Great League of Peace and Power a model of erudition and shrewd judgment, it is beautifully written and punctures many academic and popular misconceptions about US relations with the world since 1776.”