Transplanting the great society: Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace / Kristin L. Ahlberg.
2008
HD9006.6 .A776 2008
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Title
Transplanting the great society: Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace / Kristin L. Ahlberg.
Author
Ahlberg, Kristin L., 1975-
ISBN
9780826218193 (alk. paper)
0826218199 (alk. paper)
0826218199 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 260 p. : ill.
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HD9006.6 .A776 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.8/56
Summary
"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.
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Table of Contents
Planting the seeds of a Food for Peace program
LBJ and the growth of Food for Peace, 1963-1965
A time to reap, 1965-1969
Food for Peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968
Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968
Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968
Conclusion: final harvest.
LBJ and the growth of Food for Peace, 1963-1965
A time to reap, 1965-1969
Food for Peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968
Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968
Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968
Conclusion: final harvest.