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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813757303321

Titolo

A companion to John F. Kennedy / / edited by Marc Selverstone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-60879-8

1-118-60886-0

1-118-60876-3

1-118-60880-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (642 pages)

Collana

Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History

Disciplina

973.922092

Soggetti

United States Politics and government 1961-1963

United States Foreign relations 1961-1963

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

I. The biographies -- Writing Kennedy / James Giglio -- II. Politics before the presidency -- Kennedy in Congress / Donald Ritchie -- The election of 1960 / William Rorabaugh -- III. Managing the presidency -- First family / Barbara Perry -- Robert F. Kennedy / Joseph Palermo -- Theodore Sorensen / Michael Brenes -- Action intellectuals / John Dumbrell -- Congress / K.C. Johnson -- Civil-military relations / Erin Mahan -- Media / Aniko Bodroghkozy -- IV. Hot spots -- Berlin / Andreas Daum -- Cuba / Alan McPherson -- Laos / Seth Jacobs -- Vietnam / Andrew Preston -- V. Global challenges -- Europe / Andrew Priest -- Latin America / Jeffrey Taffet -- Middle East / April Summit -- Africa / Philip Muehlenbeck -- Sino-Soviet split / Noam Kochavi -- Non-aligned world / Robert Rakove -- Foreign economic policy / Tom Zeiler -- Peace Corps / Nicole Anslover -- Brushfire wars / Jeff Woods -- Nuclear issues / Philip Nash -- Space / John Logsdon -- VI. Domestic concerns -- Kennedy liberalism / Lily Geismer -- Women's issues / MaryAnne Borrelli -- Civil rights / Derek Catsam -- Arts / Donna Binkiewicz -- VII. Dallas -- The assassination / John McAdams.

Sommario/riassunto

A Companion to John F. Kennedy presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the



nation's 35th president. Features original contributions from leading Kennedy scholarsReassesses  Kennedy, his administration, and the era of the New FrontierReconsiders relevant Kennedy scholarship and points to new avenues of researchConsiders the major crises faced by Kennedy, along with domestic issues including women's issues and civil rights