Dilemmas of Internationalism - The American Association for United Nations Us Foreign Policy, 1941

Zusatztext 'Dilemmas is well researched and written. The book provides an easy to follow narrative that would be accessible to upper-level undergraduate students.' Peace & Change Informationen zum Autor Andrew Johnstone, Lecturer in American History, University of Leicester, UK. Klappentext Dilemmas of Internationalism provides a new political history of the 1940s, charting and analysing the efforts of private internationalists to define US internationalism and promote the establishment of the United Nations. During and after World War II, a number of private individuals and organisations were at the forefront of the fight to change the nature of US foreign policy. This book focuses in particular on the most important internationalist organisation: the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN), known as the League of Nations Association through 1944. It situates the AAUN in the vast network of private organisations promoting an internationalist foreign policy and analyses the connections between the AAUN and the US government and key public figures who proposed a more internationalist foreign policy. Zusammenfassung During and after World War II, a number of private individuals and organisations were at the forefront of the fight to change the nature of US foreign policy. This book focuses on the important internationalist organisation: the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN), known as the League of Nations Association through 1944. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Stumbling from peace to war: citizens for victory; Gearing our programme with that of the government; Shared aims: Eichelberger, Shotwell and the state department; Slow progress: selling internationalism to the public; Whose internationalism? The non-partisan Council to Win the Peace and Americans United for World Organisation; Dumbarton Oaks: exposition or endorsement?; Ratification: not so much an end as a beginning; Start with the charter; Dual objectives: the AAUN and the committee for the Marshall Plan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index....

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrew Johnstone, Johnstone Andrew
• Edition: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 09.01.2009
• EAN: 9780754663607
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-6360-7
• Pages: 212
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, c 1500 onwards to present day, social and political philosophy, Archaeology, Politics and government, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards