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A companion to John F. Kennedy / edited by Marc Selverstone.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history.
- Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Kennedy, John F.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (642 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Companion to John F. Kennedy presents a comprehensive collection of historiographical essays addressing the life and administration of the nation's 35th president. Features original contributions from leading Kennedy scholarsReassesses Kennedy, his administration, and the era of the New FrontierReconsiders relevant Kennedy scholarship and points to new avenues of researchConsiders the major crises faced by Kennedy, along with domestic issues including women's issues and civil rights
- Contents:
- I. The biographies
- Writing Kennedy / James Giglio
- II. Politics before the presidency
- Kennedy in Congress / Donald Ritchie
- The election of 1960 / William Rorabaugh
- III. Managing the presidency
- First family / Barbara Perry
- Robert F. Kennedy / Joseph Palermo
- Theodore Sorensen / Michael Brenes
- Action intellectuals / John Dumbrell
- Congress / K.C. Johnson
- Civil-military relations / Erin Mahan
- Media / Aniko Bodroghkozy
- IV. Hot spots
- Berlin / Andreas Daum
- Cuba / Alan McPherson
- Laos / Seth Jacobs
- Vietnam / Andrew Preston
- V. Global challenges
- Europe / Andrew Priest
- Latin America / Jeffrey Taffet
- Middle East / April Summit
- Africa / Philip Muehlenbeck
- Sino-Soviet split / Noam Kochavi
- Non-aligned world / Robert Rakove
- Foreign economic policy / Tom Zeiler
- Peace Corps / Nicole Anslover
- Brushfire wars / Jeff Woods
- Nuclear issues / Philip Nash
- Space / John Logsdon
- VI. Domestic concerns
- Kennedy liberalism / Lily Geismer
- Women's issues / MaryAnne Borrelli
- Civil rights / Derek Catsam
- Arts / Donna Binkiewicz
- VII. Dallas
- The assassination / John McAdams.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781118608791
- 1118608798
- 9781118608869
- 1118608860
- 9781118608760
- 1118608763
- 9781118608807
- 1118608801
- OCLC:
- 878149586
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