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Hardback. Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 235 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. Author Thomas W. Zeiler writes that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished, beliefs that were overrun by the Cold War, by the realism of the two presidents he served, and ultimately by the Vietnam War. With an eye closely on Rusk's liberal internationalism, Dean Rusk uses the secretary of state as a foil to explain to students the accomplishments of United States leadership in the world and the pitfalls the nation encountered due ... Read more
Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. Author Thomas W. Zeiler writes that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished, beliefs that were overrun by the Cold War, by the realism of the two presidents he served, and ultimately by the Vietnam War. With an eye closely on Rusk's liberal internationalism, Dean Rusk uses the secretary of state as a foil to explain to students the accomplishments of United States leadership in the world and the pitfalls the nation encountered due ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Series
Biographies in American Foreign Policy
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842026857
SKU
V9780842026857
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Ref
99-15
About Thomas W. Zeiler
Thomas W. Zeiler is associate professor of history at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Reviews for Dean Rusk
A thoroughly researched and insightful study of one of America's most important secretaries of state whose considerable accomplishments were overshadowed by his central role in shaping U.s. policy toward Vietnam.
Gary R. Hess, Bowling Green State University A clear, concise, and readable account of Dean Rusk, a key personage of the Cold War, that provides insights into many of ... Read more
Gary R. Hess, Bowling Green State University A clear, concise, and readable account of Dean Rusk, a key personage of the Cold War, that provides insights into many of ... Read more