This reader brings together some of of some of academia's leading minds to deal with race and U.S. Foreign policy, indicates the wide-ranging imagination and inquisitiveness.

As the United States begins planning for the 21st century and its role in an increasingly shrinking world that will continue to bring America face to face with different peoples and cultures, its is incumbent upon students and professionals alike to understand the role of race in U.S. foreign policy.

This reader, by bringing together some of the most important and informative scholarly works dealing with that topic, indicates the wide-ranging imagination and inquisitiveness of some of academia's leading minds. From the nation's colonial beginnings through the Cold War, this reader illustrates exactly how American concepts of race and racism have helped shape the nation's interactions and conflicts with other countries and peoples.