Modernization as Ideology: American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era (The New Cold War History) - Softcover

Latham, Michael E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807848441 ISBN 13: 9780807848449

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

Synopsis

Explores how the social science concept of global modernization shaped American foreign policy in the Kennedy administration, from such programs as the Peace Corps and Alliance for Progress to an eventual recasting of Manifest Destiny and imperlalism.

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Review:

A particularly interesting study.

"Journal of American History"

"Elegant, precise, and copiously informative.

Anders Stephanson, Columbia University"

"This book should be widely read by students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, and policy analysis.

"Choice""

Latham's is an important book that should find a wide audience among those interested in the history of the Cold War.

"International Affairs"

"Latham provides a detailed, clear, and largely well-supported study of several important U.S. Cold War foreign policies.

"American Historical Review""

Elegant, precise, and copiously informative.

Anders Stephanson, Columbia University

This book should be widely read by students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, and policy analysis.

"Choice"

Latham provides a detailed, clear, and largely well-supported study of several important U.S. Cold War foreign policies.

"American Historical Review"

Synopsis:

A discussion of the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, revealing how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. It demonstrates how the concept of global modernization became a motivating ideology behind policy decisions.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0807848441
• ISBN 13: 9780807848449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302