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Kennedy, Johnson, and the nonaligned world /

"In 1961, President John F. Kennedy initiated a bold new policy of engaging states that had chosen to remain nonaligned in the Cold War. In a narrative ranging from the White House to the western coast of Africa, to the shores of New Guinea, Robert B. Rakove examines the brief but eventful life...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rakove, Robert B., 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2013, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. 'Walking a tightrope': Eisenhower and nonalignment
  • 2. Rationales for engagement: the new frontiersmen approach nonalignment
  • 3. Conferences amid crises: the United States and nonalignment, 1961-1962
  • 4. 'Getting the best of both worlds': the United States and colonial conflicts
  • 5. The 'diffusion of power' and the spread of regional conflicts
  • 6. 'Our most difficult political battle': the question of aid
  • 7. 'A heavy burden for us to bear': the era of Vietnam; Conclusion
  • Conclusion: 'A decent respect for the opinions of mankind'.