摘要
The years between 1913 and 1945 were a critical period in American diplomatic history which witnessed the transition of U.S.foreign policy from isolationism to liberal internationalism.Such a crucial transformation,expectedly,met with many obstacles and setbacks before internationalism finally carried the day.In A Hesitant Hegemony:America’s Search for National Identity and International Order after Its Emergence as a Great Power,1913-1945,Wang Lixin traces the vicissitudes of the development of liberal internationalism during this era.