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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457055003321

Autore

Ahlberg Kristin L. <1975->

Titolo

Transplanting the great society [[electronic resource] ] : Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace / / Kristin L. Ahlberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8262-6647-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

363.8/56

Soggetti

Food relief, American - Political aspects

Food supply - Political aspects - Developing countries

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Developing countries

Developing countries Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Planting the seeds of a Food for Peace program -- LBJ and the growth of Food for Peace, 1963-1965 -- A time to reap, 1965-1969 -- Food for Peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968 -- Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968 -- Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968 -- Conclusion: final harvest.

Sommario/riassunto

"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher.