Robert E. Jenner earned a PhD in diplomatic history at the University of Maryland at College Park. His professional endeavors have included college teaching, research, documentary filmmaking, and television production. He currently works as a professional guest speaker with over 50 appearances in the past year. He has written on the subjects of decolonization in Zimbabwe and the foreign policy of Grover Cleveland.

• 1 Contents2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 1. Farmers, Foreign Policy, and Party Politics Prior to 1930Chapter 5 2. The Progressive Tide and Foreign Policy, 1930-1936Chapter 6 3. Decline of the West and Resurgence in the East, 1936-1938Chapter 7 4. Receding Progressivism and Foreign Policy, 1939Chapter 8 5. The Rapid Decline of Agrarian Progressive Foreign Policy, 1939-1940Chapter 9 6. Grassroots Politics and the Repeal of Neutrality, 1941Chapter 10 Conclusion11 Chronology of Events12 Appendix A: Voting Tables13 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches14 Bibliography15 Index16 About the Author

By analyzing the milieu of factors influencing the Republican Party during its years as a political outcast, the New Deal era, Robert Jenner has charted a fresh path on a road well traveled. This excellent study reminds us of both the primacy of domestic politics in the formation of foreign affairs and the need for bipartisanship and pragmatism in the defense of freedom. The moral of Jenner's story resonates today.