Clarence Streit and Twentieth-Century American Internationalism

In This Illuminating And Comprehensive Account Talbot C. Imlay Chronicles The Life Of Clarence Streit And His Atlantic Federal Union Movement In The Unites States During And Following The Second World War. The First Book To Detail Streit'S Life Work And Significance It Reveals The Importance Of Public Political Cultures In Shaping Us Foreign Relations. In 1939 Streit Published Union Now Which Proposed A Federation Of The North Atlantic Democracies Modelled On The Us Constitution. The Buzz Created Led Streit To Leave His Position At The New York Times And Devote Himself To Promoting The Union. Over The Next Quarter Of A Century Streit Worked To Promote A New Public Political Culture Employing A Variety Of Strategies To Gain Visibility And Political Legitimacy For His Project And For Federalist Frameworks. In Doing So Streit Helped Shape Wartime Debates On The Nature Of The Post-War International Order And Of Transatlantic Relations.