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The Color of Empire: Race and American Foreign Relations
Michael L. Krenn
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paperback. At first glance, it may be difficult to accept that race and racism play a major role, whether conscious or subconscious, in policymaking. But leaders are products of their upbringing and era, and even some of America's best-educated presidents and secretaries of state have been slave owners, segregationists, or bigots. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
At first glance, it may be difficult to accept that race and racism play a major role, whether conscious or subconscious, in policymaking. But leaders are products of their upbringing and era, and even some of America's best-educated presidents and secretaries of state have been slave owners, segregationists, or bigots. Some belong to America's distant past, but it was not so long ago that the civil rights movement began to correct America's troubled race relations. While race has rarely served as the primary motivating factor in America's foreign policies, Michael Krenn shows that it has functioned as both a powerful ... Read more
At first glance, it may be difficult to accept that race and racism play a major role, whether conscious or subconscious, in policymaking. But leaders are products of their upbringing and era, and even some of America's best-educated presidents and secretaries of state have been slave owners, segregationists, or bigots. Some belong to America's distant past, but it was not so long ago that the civil rights movement began to correct America's troubled race relations. While race has rarely served as the primary motivating factor in America's foreign policies, Michael Krenn shows that it has functioned as both a powerful ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574888034
SKU
V9781574888034
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About Michael L. Krenn
Michael L. Krenn is a professor of history and the chair of the department at Appalachian State University and the author of several books, including Black Diplomacy: African-Americans and the State Department, 1945–1969. He lives in Boone, North Carolina.
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