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Modernization as ideology : American social science and "nation building" in the Kennedy era / Michael E. Latham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Latham, Michael E.
- Series:
- New Cold War history.
- New Cold War history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Social sciences.
- Nationalism--United States--History--20th century.
- Nationalism.
- Social change--Developing countries--History--20th century.
- Social change.
- Economic development projects--Vietnam--History--20th century.
- Economic development projects.
- United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963.
- United States.
- Developing countries--Economic conditions.
- Developing countries.
- Alliance for Progress.
- Peace Corps (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A discussion of the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, revealing how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. It demonstrates how the concept of global modernization became a motivating ideology behind policy decisions.
- Contents:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Modernization as Ideology; 2. American Social Science, Modernization Theory, and the Cold War; 3. Modernity, Anticommunism, and the Alliance for Progress; 4. Modernization for Peace; 5. Modernization at War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-268) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890867933
- 9780807860793
- 0807860794
- OCLC:
- 476236174
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