Ray (Vanderbilt U.) presents a text on American foreign policy that seeks to explain different theoretical approaches, including realist, liberal, radical, constructivist, and feminist ones, but focusing on rational political ambition theory. He outlines the history, processes, and issues involved in American foreign policy, with an emphasis on events since World War II. There is some discussion of foreign policy history since America's founding. US relations with specific countries in Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are covered. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)