The Foreign Policy of Lyndon B. Johnson
The United States and the World, 1963-1969
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:16th Sep '10
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Drawing on recently declassified documents as well as some of the latest published research, The Foreign Policy of Lyndon B. Johnson provides a fresh general account of President Johnson's handling of US foreign relations. It begins with an exploration of the Johnson White House, and then considers US policies towards Vietnam, Britain and France, the NATO alliance, the Soviet Union and communist China, the Middle East, the Western Hemisphere, and the international economy. The author contends that although the war in Vietnam could have been prosecuted more effectively, overall Johnson dealt with the world beyond the borders of the United States very capably. In particular, he dealt with successive challenges to the NATO alliance in a skilled and intelligent manner, leaving it politically stronger when he left office in 1969 than it had been in 1963. The book provides the most sympathetic general account of Johnson's foreign policy thus far and confounds the traditional image of him as maladroit in the realm of diplomacy. It is essential reading for students of US foreign policy, the modern presidency and the Cold War.
A very worthwhile contribution to foreign relations literature. For students of US foreign relations it offers an interesting and broad introduction to the Johnson administration’s attempts to grapple with world issues. For scholars and historians it presents a new perspective on Johnson. -- Ben Offiler, University of Nottingham * 49th Parallel *
In this finely researched book, Jonathan Colman places himself at the head of Lyndon Johnson revisionism. Without ignoring the mistakes of LBJ's management of the Vietnam War, Colman makes a good case for seeing and judging Johnson's foreign policy in the round. This is an indispensable addition to the literature on President Lyndon Johnson. -- John Dumbrell, Professor of Government, Durham University
In this finely researched book, Jonathan Colman places himself at the head of Lyndon Johnson revisionism. Without ignoring the mistakes of LBJ's management of the Vietnam War, Colman makes a good case for seeing and judging Johnson's foreign policy in the round. This is an indispensable addition to the literature on President Lyndon Johnson. -- John Dumbrell, Professor of Government, Durham University
ISBN: 9780748640133
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 513g
240 pages