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Aid Under Fire
Jessica Elkind
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Description for Aid Under Fire
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
In the aftermath of World War II, as longstanding empires collapsed and former colonies struggled for independence, the United States employed new diplomatic tools to counter unprecedented challenges to its interests across the globe. Among the most important new foreign policy strategies was development assistance -- the attempt to strengthen alliances by providing technology, financial aid, and administrators to fledgling states in order to disseminate and inculcate American values and practices in local populations. While the US implemented development programs in several nations, nowhere were these policies more significant than in Vietnam.
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In the aftermath of World War II, as longstanding empires collapsed and former colonies struggled for independence, the United States employed new diplomatic tools to counter unprecedented challenges to its interests across the globe. Among the most important new foreign policy strategies was development assistance -- the attempt to strengthen alliances by providing technology, financial aid, and administrators to fledgling states in order to disseminate and inculcate American values and practices in local populations. While the US implemented development programs in several nations, nowhere were these policies more significant than in Vietnam.
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Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace
Number of Pages
310
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813165837
SKU
V9780813165837
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About Jessica Elkind
Jessica Elkind is associate professor of history at San Francisco State University, USA.
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