02115nam 2200493 450 991016492300332120180216082035.01-5381-0002-9(CKB)3710000001064502(MiAaPQ)EBC4809915(EXLCZ)99371000000106450220170307h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDean Acheson and the obligations of power /Michael F. HopkinsLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2017.©20171 online resource (307 pages)Biographies in American Foreign PolicyIncludes index.0-7425-4491-5 Beginnings -- National Duty : Assistant Secretary of State, 1941-1945 -- The Obligations of Power : Under Secretary of State and After, 1945-1948 -- Leadership in Foreign Policy : Secretary of State, 1949-1950 -- Confronting Perils, 1950-1951 -- Global Challenges, 1951-1953 -- Afterlife of a Secretary."Dean Acheson helped to create and sustain the US-dominated international order. This book captures his influence, talents as policymaker, negotiator, alliance-builder and advocate to Congress, the US public and to opinion in the wider world--Provided by publisher.Biographies in American foreign policy.StatesmenUnited StatesBiographyCabinet officersUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1953United StatesForeign relationsPhilosophyElectronic books.StatesmenCabinet officers973.918092HIS036060BIO000000BIO006000BIO010000HIS037070bisacshHopkins Michael F(Michael Francis),1953-1126476MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164923003321Dean Acheson and the obligations of power2892699UNINA