US foreign policy towards China, Cuba and Iran: the politics of recognition
chapter 1 Diplomacy and American exceptionalism -- chapter 2 Diplomacy and American IR theory -- chapter 3 The 'loss' of China as a definitive case in US policies of non-recognition -- chapter 4 The 'loss' of Cuba -- chapter 5 The 'loss' of Iran -- chapter 6 The long decline of traditional diplomacy and State Department influence on US foreign policy -- chapter 7 Conclusion.