Modernization as ideology [[electronic resource] ] : American social science and "nation building" in the Kennedy era / / Michael E. Latham

• Autore: Latham Michael E
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Nationalism - United States - History - 20th century; Social change - Developing countries - History - 20th century; Economic development projects - Vietnam - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations 1961-1963; Developing countries Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-268) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Modernization as Ideology; 2. American Social Science, Modernization Theory, and the Cold War; 3. Modernity, Anticommunism, and the Alliance for Progress; 4. Modernization for Peace; 5. Modernization at War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Modernization as ideology
• ISBN: 0-8078-6079-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455883903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Cold War history.