The Arrogance of Power / J. William Fulbright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fulbright, J. William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages)

Edition:

Fiftieth anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Great Neck Publishing, 2009.

Summary:

"J. William Fulbright (1905-1995), a Rhodes scholar and lawyer, began his long career in public service when he was elected to serve Arkansas's Third District in Congress in 1942. He quickly became a prominent member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he introduced the Fulbright Resolution calling for participation in an organization that became the United Nations. Elected to the Senate in 1944, he promoted the passage of legislation establishing the Fulbright exchange program, and he served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1974, longer than any senator in American history. Fulbright drew on his extensive experience in international relations to write The Arrogance of Power, a sweeping critique of American foreign policy, in particular the justification for the Vietnam War, Congress's failure to set limits on it, and the impulses that gave rise to it. (50th Anniversary Edition)"--Amazon.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost, viewed March 14, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.