Kennedy,Johnson, and the nonaligned world / Robert B. Rakove.

9781107002906 (hardback)

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

xxviii, 291 pages ; 24 cm.

"In 1961, President John F. Kennedy initiated a bold new policy of engaging states that had chosen to remain nonaligned in the Cold War. In a narrative ranging from the White House to the western coast of Africa, to the shores of New Guinea, Robert B. Rakove examines the brief but eventful life of this policy during the presidencies of Kennedy and his successor, Lyndon Baines Johnson. Engagement initially met with real success, but it faltered in the face of serious obstacles, including colonial and regional conflicts, disputes over foreign aid and the Vietnam War. Its failure paved the way for a lasting hostility between the United States and much of the nonaligned world, with consequences extending to the present. This book offers a sweeping account of a critical period in the relationship between the United States and the Third World"-- Provided by publisher.

English

November 13, 2012

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. 'Walking a tightrope': Eisenhower and nonalignment; 2. Rationales for engagement: the new frontiersmen approach nonalignment; 3. Conferences amid crises: the United States and nonalignment, 1961-1962; 4. 'Getting the best of both worlds': the United States and colonial conflicts; 5. The 'diffusion of power' and the spread of regional conflicts; 6. 'Our most difficult political battle': the question of aid; 7. 'A heavy burden for us to bear': the era of Vietnam; Conclusion: 8. 'A decent respect for the opinions of mankind'.