American Foreign Relations, Brief, addresses the major issues presented in American Foreign Relations in a convenient, concise format. Like its full-length counterpart, the text places the idea of American expansion at its center, using it to examine the political and diplomatic-as well as social and cultural-dimensions of America's role in the world. This brief text allows professors to incorporate primary sources or other materials into their courses, or to teach a one-semester course on American foreign relations. The text offers a concise presentation of material within the same framework as the full-length version of American Foreign Relations. Coverage of recent events in the Brief Edition includes the war in Iraq, the Abu-Gharib prison scandal, The 9/11 Commission Report, and debates on foreign policy in the 2004 election.