Modernization as Ideology: American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy EraProviding new insight on the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, Michael Latham reveals how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. He shows how, in the midst of America's protracted struggle to contain communism in the developing world, the concept of global modernization moved beyond its beginnings in academia to become a motivating ideology behind policy decisions. After tracing the rise of modernization theory in American social science, Latham analyzes the way its core assumptions influenced the Kennedy administration's Alliance for Progress with Latin America, the creation of the Peace Corps, and the strategic hamlet program in Vietnam. But as he demonstrates, modernizers went beyond insisting on the relevance of America's experience to the dilemmas faced by impoverished countries. Seeking to accelerate the movement of foreign societies toward a liberal, democratic, and capitalist modernity, Kennedy and his advisers also reiterated a much deeper sense of their own nation's vital strengths and essential benevolence. At the height of the Cold War, Latham argues, modernization recast older ideologies of Manifest Destiny and imperialism. |
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American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis, editor MICHAEL E. LATHAM Modernization American 3S | d eology Social.
American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis, editor MICHAEL E. LATHAM Modernization American 3S | d eology Social.
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American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. Modernization as Ideology The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis , editor.
American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. Modernization as Ideology The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis , editor.
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American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis , editor Modernization American as Ideology Social Science and " Nation Building.
American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era Michael E. Latham. The New Cold War History John Lewis Gaddis , editor Modernization American as Ideology Social Science and " Nation Building.
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... Cold War history ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8078-2533-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0-8078-4844-1 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. United States - Foreign relations - 1961-1963 . 2. Social sciences- Political ...
... Cold War history ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-8078-2533-6 ( cloth : alk . paper ) ISBN 0-8078-4844-1 ( pbk .: alk . paper ) 1. United States - Foreign relations - 1961-1963 . 2. Social sciences- Political ...
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... Cold War 21 3 Modernity , Anticommunism , and the Alliance for Progress 69 4 Modernization for Peace : The Peace Corps , Community Development , and America's Mission 109 5 Modernization at War : Counterinsurgency and the Strategic ...
... Cold War 21 3 Modernity , Anticommunism , and the Alliance for Progress 69 4 Modernization for Peace : The Peace Corps , Community Development , and America's Mission 109 5 Modernization at War : Counterinsurgency and the Strategic ...
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