The Wilsonian Century: U.S. Foreign Policy Analysis Since 1900

Frank Ninkovich's book re-examines U.S. foreign policy throughout the 20th century, arguing for the persistent influence of Woodrow Wilson's ideas. The work offers an alternative to traditional interest-based interpretations, analyzing developments from World War I through the Cold War. It is sourced from the author's historical and political analysis.

Use Cases

• Train text analysis models on historical political discourse based on the described reinterpretation of foreign policy eras.
• Analyze the evolution of political doctrines over time based on the century-long scope of the study.
• Identify key themes in international relations scholarship based on the alternative theoretical framework presented.

Strengths

• Analysis covers a century of U.S. foreign policy, from 1900 onward.
• Provides a specific, named theoretical reinterpretation (Wilsonian crisis internationalism) of historical events.

Limitations

• The underlying data (e.g., text corpus, coded events) is not described or directly accessible.
• Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Frank Ninkovich

Collection Method

Historical and political analysis presented in a scholarly book.

Time Range

1900 to late 20th century

Geography

United States foreign policy with a global scope