| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 90.1

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Dixie Looks Abroad: The South and U.S. Foreign Relations, 1789–1973. By Joseph A. Fry. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. xiv, 334 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-8071-2745-0.)

Dixie Looks Abroad by Joseph A. Fry provides a long-awaited overview of almost two centuries of American foreign policy and how those policies were influenced by powerful southern voices. The South is defined by the author as the original eleven Confederate states plus Kentucky. Sectionalism and regionalism have always been identified with political groups that either sustained or opposed the foreign policy of a particular president's administration. Fry demonstrates that the South has consistently spoken with the loudest and most politically powerful voice on issues related to foreign policy. This thoroughly researched examination of southern motives and actions is most valuable to those interested in southern and diplomatic history. Fry has identified the fundamental components of southern ideology and shown how they shaped the response of leaders to foreign policy issues. The complex relationship between domestic objectives and foreign policy is thoughtfully analyzed in this sweeping chronological study.

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