Foundations of the American Century - The Ford, Carnegie, Rockefeller Foundations in Rise of American

Informationen zum Autor Inderjeet Parmar is professor of government at the University of Manchester! chair of the British International Studies Association! and principal investigator and coordinator of the AHRC Research Network on the Presidency of Barack Obama. He is the author of Special Interests! the State! and the Anglo-American Alliance! 1939-1945 and Think Tanks and Power in Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the Role and Influence of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Royal Institute of International Affairs! 1939-1945 Klappentext Inderjeet Parmar reveals the complex interrelations! shared mindsets! and collaborative efforts of influential public and private organizations in the building of American hegemony. Focusing on the involvement of the Ford! Rockefeller! and Carnegie foundations in U.S. foreign affairs! Parmar marks the transformation of America from an "isolationist" nation into the world's only superpower! all in the name of benevolent stewardship. America hoped to replace Britain in the role of global hegemon and created the necessary political! ideological! military! and institutional capacity to do so! yet far from being objective! the Ford! Rockefeller! and Carnegie foundations often advanced U.S. interests at the expense of other nations. Incorporating case studies of American philanthropy in Nigeria! Chile! and Indonesia to support his argument! Parmar boldly exposes the knowledge networks underwriting American dominance in the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgments1. The Significance of Foundations in U.S. Foreign Policy2. American Foundation Leaders3. Laying the Foundations of Globalism! 1930-19454. Promoting Americanism! Combating Anti-Americanism! and Developing a Cold War American Studies Network5. The Ford Foundation in Indonesia and the Asian Studies Network6. Ford! Rockefeller! and Carnegie in Nigeria and the African Studies Network7. The Major Foundations! Latin American Studies! and Chile in the Cold War8. American Power and the Major Foundations in the Post-Cold War Era9. ConclusionNotesIndex ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Parmar, Inderjeet Parmar, Parmar Inderjeet
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780231146289
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14628-9
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Columbia University Press
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas