Ernest R. May

2.2k total citations
81 papers, 913 citations indexed

About

Ernest R. May is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest R. May has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 913 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Ernest R. May's work include Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (6 papers), Race, History, and American Society (6 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers). Ernest R. May is often cited by papers focused on Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (6 papers), Race, History, and American Society (6 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers). Ernest R. May collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ernest R. May's co-authors include Stephen J. Randall, Fritz Stern, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Richard E. Neustadt, Philip Zelikow, Eliot A. Cohen, David S. Patterson, Gaddis Smith, Anna Nelson and Julius W. Pratt and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, The American Historical Review and Political Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Ernest R. May

68 papers receiving 640 citations

Peers

Ernest R. May
George F. Kennan United States
Henry Kissinger United States
Michael Kenny United Kingdom
Richard Pipes United States
Nicholas J. Cull United States
J. L. Granatstein Canada
Stanislav Andreski United Kingdom
Donald Clark Hodges United States
Theodore S. Hamerow United States
Ergun Özbudun Türkiye
George F. Kennan United States
Ernest R. May
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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May, Ernest R.. (2018). Eine neue Quelle für J. S. Bachs einzeln überlieferte Orgelchoräle. Bach-Jahrbuch. 60. 98–103.
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Williamson, Samuel R. & Ernest R. May. (2007). An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914. The Journal of Modern History. 79(2). 335–387. 15 indexed citations
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Naftali, Timothy, et al.. (2001). The Presidential Recordings: John F. Kennedy: The Great Crises. Foreign Affairs. 80(6). 183–183. 10 indexed citations
4.
Zelikow, Philip & Ernest R. May. (2000). Source Material: Controversy: The Kennedy Tapes: Past and Future. Presidential Studies Quarterly. 30(4). 791–796. 2 indexed citations
5.
May, Ernest R. & Philip Zelikow. (1998). Camelot Confidential. Diplomatic History. 22(4). 642–653. 1 indexed citations
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Godson, Roy, et al.. (1996). U.S. Intelligence at the Crossroads. Naval War College review. 49(4). 16. 1 indexed citations
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May, Ernest R.. (1994). The `Great Man' theory of foreign policy. ˜The œNew York times book review. 3–4. 1 indexed citations
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Hixson, Walter L., H. W. Brands, & Ernest R. May. (1994). What was the Cold War and How did We Win it?. Reviews in American History. 22(3). 507–507. 1 indexed citations
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Wark, Wesley K. & Ernest R. May. (1986). Knowing One's Enemies: Intelligence Assessment Before the Two World Wars. The American Historical Review. 91(4). 883–883. 9 indexed citations
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Jervis, Robert, et al.. (1986). Intelligence and Foreign Policy: A Review Essay. International Security. 11(3). 141–141. 14 indexed citations
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May, Ernest R.. (1983). Soviet Policy and "the German Problem". Naval War College review. 36(5). 4.
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May, Ernest R.. (1975). The Making of the Monroe Doctrine. Harvard University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Randall, Stephen J. & Ernest R. May. (1974). "Lessons" of the Past: The Use and Misuse of History in American Foreign Policy. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 29(4). 674–674. 152 indexed citations
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May, Ernest R. & Janet R. Fraser. (1973). Campaign '72. Harvard University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Beisner, Robert L. & Ernest R. May. (1968). American Imperialism: A Speculative Essay. Journal of American History. 55(3). 667–667. 4 indexed citations
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May, Ernest R.. (1964). Americans and the New Nations. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 19(3). 375–375. 1 indexed citations
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Alstyne, Richard W. Van & Ernest R. May. (1962). Imperial Democracy. The Emergence of America as a Great Power. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 17(2). 168–168. 4 indexed citations
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Pratt, Julius W. & Ernest R. May. (1962). Imperial Democracy: The Emergence of America as a Great Power. The American Historical Review. 67(4). 1070–1070. 24 indexed citations
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Johnson, Walter W. & Ernest R. May. (1961). The Ultimate Decision: The President as Commander in Chief.. The American Historical Review. 66(4). 1051–1051. 4 indexed citations
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May, Ernest R.. (1953). American Policy and Japan's Entrance into World War I. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 40(2). 279–279. 2 indexed citations

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