Transplanting the great society : Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace / Kristin L. Ahlberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahlberg, Kristin L., 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food relief, American--Political aspects.

Food relief, American.

Food supply--Political aspects--Developing countries.

Food supply.

United States--Foreign relations--Developing countries.

United States.

Developing countries--Foreign relations--United States.

Developing countries.

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6647-9

OCLC:

593249252