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John Holladay Latané
1869–1932
A leading early scholar of American diplomatic history, he wrote widely on U.S. foreign relations at a time when the country was becoming a global power. His books helped general readers and students make sense of America’s place in the world.
2 Audiobooks
The United States and Latin America
by John Holladay Latané
From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy
by John Holladay Latané
About the author
Born in Staunton, Virginia, in 1869, John Holladay Latané became an American historian best known for his work on diplomacy and foreign policy. He taught at Washington and Lee University before joining Johns Hopkins University in 1913, where he served as professor of American diplomatic history and remained on the faculty until his death in 1932.
Latané wrote on subjects that were especially urgent in the early twentieth century, including relations with Latin America, Japan, and the wider world. His books include America as a World Power, Our Relations with Japan, From Isolation to Leadership, and The United States and Latin America, works that show his lasting interest in how the United States engaged with other nations.
Archival and biographical records describe him as an outspoken idealist as well as a productive scholar. That mix of academic rigor and public-minded argument helped make his writing influential in the study of American foreign relations.