The Middle East and Turkey in World Affairs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9769576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nuri Eren (Turkish Information Office in the United States, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1951 |
| Volume | 276 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-80 |
| Publication date | 1951-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625127600111 |
| OpenAlex | W1993245818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
YOU have all heard the saying, Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The most outstanding consequence of the Second. World War has been this greatness thrust upon the United States. I am not using the term as a figure of speech. Literally speaking greatness has been thrust upon a reluctant America. For Americans as a people have never sought a leading part in world affairs. Whenever they appeared in the international arena it was by force of circumstance. And as soon as their objective had been obtained and the threat to their national interests removed they withdrew into their ivory tower. They let the waves of the Atlantic and the Pacific lull them into a sense of im
Ancient history · Middle East · Political science · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2014 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |