Dean Acheson and the Obligations of Power

Dean Acheson helped to create and sustain the US-dominated international order. This book captures his influence, talents as policymaker, negotiator, alliance-builder and advocate to Congress, the US public and to opinion in the wider world.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: Beginnings
Chapter 2: National Duty
Chapter 3: The Obligations of Power
Chapter 4: Leadership in Foreign Policy
Chapter 5: Confronting Perils, 1950-1951
Chapter 6: Global Challenges, 1951-1953
Chapter 7: Afterlife of a Secretary

Conclusion
Bibliography Essay
Index
About the Author

About the author

Michael Hopkins is Senior Lecturer in American Foreign Policy at the University of Liverpool.

Summary

Dean Acheson helped to create and sustain the US-dominated international order. This book captures his influence, talents as policymaker, negotiator, alliance-builder and advocate to Congress, the US public and to opinion in the wider world.

Product details

• Authors: Hopkins, Michael F. Hopkins, Hopkins Michael F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2017
• EAN: 9780742544918
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4491-8
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy; Biographies in American Foreig; Biographies in American Foreign Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, International Relations, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Korean War;Marshall Plan;Secretary of State;Truman Doctrine