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Containment and the Cold War: American Foreign Policy Since 1945

Thomas G. Paterson

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This book is in the Addison-Wesley Series in History

Consulting editor Robin W. Winks

To help the student understand the continuities and changes in international relations since 1945, the editor of this collection of readings focuses on the containment doctrine and the central ole of its chief architect, interpreter, and later critic, George F. Kennan. the theory of the containment of Communism in Europe and Asia has proven to be the most persistent and compelling "doctrine" of American Foreign policy throughout the Cold War.
Following a chronological order, the book examines the formulation of containment, the ensuing debates over it, the controversies over "Containment or disengagement" in Europe and in Asia , and the speculation on the status of the doctrine in the 1970s. The reader will find provocative essay selections by George Kennan, Dean Acheson, Henry Kissinger, William A Williams, Lloyd Gardner, John Foster Dulles, Dean Rusk, David Mozingo, Walter Lippmann, and others.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Release: December 01, 1973

ISBN 13: 9780201057492

Containment and the Cold War: American Foreign Policy Since 1945

Thomas G. Paterson

0/5 ( ratings)

This book is in the Addison-Wesley Series in History

Consulting editor Robin W. Winks

To help the student understand the continuities and changes in international relations since 1945, the editor of this collection of readings focuses on the containment doctrine and the central ole of its chief architect, interpreter, and later critic, George F. Kennan. the theory of the containment of Communism in Europe and Asia has proven to be the most persistent and compelling "doctrine" of American Foreign policy throughout the Cold War.
Following a chronological order, the book examines the formulation of containment, the ensuing debates over it, the controversies over "Containment or disengagement" in Europe and in Asia , and the speculation on the status of the doctrine in the 1970s. The reader will find provocative essay selections by George Kennan, Dean Acheson, Henry Kissinger, William A Williams, Lloyd Gardner, John Foster Dulles, Dean Rusk, David Mozingo, Walter Lippmann, and others.

Language: English

Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Release: December 01, 1973

ISBN 13: 9780201057492

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