Thomas C. Mann : President Johnson, the Cold War, and the Restructuring of Latin American Foreign Policy

Thomas Tunstall Allcock

ISBN 10: 0813176158 / ISBN 13: 9780813176154

Published by University Press Of Kentucky Dez 2018, 2018

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Neuware - Lyndon Johnson was often blamed for abandoning Kennedy's vision of development and progress in Latin America in favor of his own domestic concerns: anti-communism and economic stability. Johnson, along with his fellow Texan and chief adviser on inter-American affairs Thomas C. Mann, nonetheless offered a vision for American engagement with the developing world even as congressional funding and public enthusiasm for such programs waned and Johnson's presidency collapsed under the weight of the Vietnam War.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thomas C. Mann : President Johnson, the Cold War, and the Restructuring of Latin American Foreign Policy
• Publisher: University Press Of Kentucky Dez 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813176158
• ISBN 13: 9780813176154
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 157H x 23D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

Lyndon Johnson was often blamed for abandoning Kennedy's vision of development and progress in Latin America in favor of his own domestic concerns: anti-communism and economic stability. Johnson, along with his fellow Texan and chief adviser on inter-American affairs Thomas C. Mann, nonetheless offered a vision for American engagement with the developing world even as congressional funding and public enthusiasm for such programs waned and Johnson's presidency collapsed under the weight of the Vietnam War.

This book explores Lyndon Johnson's Latin American policy, from his key advisers to development programs and military interventions, to establish a new perspective on the impact of a complex and controversial president on a tumultuous period in the history of the Western Hemisphere. Demonstrating that much of the negative coverage of their efforts emerged from disgruntled Kennedy loyalists, Tunstall Allcock argues that Johnson and Mann were both New Dealers who possessed a keen desire to operate as good neighbors and support Latin American development and regional integration while dealing with domestic pressure from both right and left.

Based on extensive primary research in multiple archives, this much-needed book provides a crucial exploration of how inter-American relations transitioned from the enthusiasm and excitement of the Kennedy years to the neglect and frustration of the Nixon presidency.

About the Author

Thomas Tunstall Allcock is lecturer in American history at the University of Manchester. He has published articles in journals including Diplomatic History and the Journal of Cold War Studies and contributed a chapter to US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy: Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton.