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Secular Missionaries: Americans and African Development in the 1960s (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War)
Larry Grubbs
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Description for Secular Missionaries: Americans and African Development in the 1960s (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War)
Hardcover. In 1961, as President John F Kennedy proclaimed the beginning of a 'Decade of Development', the United States embarked on its first coherent 'Africa' policy. This title presents an historical analysis of early US policy toward postcolonial Africa. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
This title presents a provocative historical analysis of early U.S. policy toward postcolonial Africa. In 1961, as President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the beginning of a 'Decade of Development', the United States embarked on its first coherent 'Africa' policy. Guided by the precepts of modernization theory, American policymakers, diplomats, academics, and Peace Corps volunteers were dispatched to promote economic growth and nation-building among the newly independent countries of sub-Saharan Africa. At the outset, Larry Grubbs shows, many of these 'secular missionaries' were no less sanguine about their prospects for success than were their Christian predecessors a century earlier. But before ... Read more
This title presents a provocative historical analysis of early U.S. policy toward postcolonial Africa. In 1961, as President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the beginning of a 'Decade of Development', the United States embarked on its first coherent 'Africa' policy. Guided by the precepts of modernization theory, American policymakers, diplomats, academics, and Peace Corps volunteers were dispatched to promote economic growth and nation-building among the newly independent countries of sub-Saharan Africa. At the outset, Larry Grubbs shows, many of these 'secular missionaries' were no less sanguine about their prospects for success than were their Christian predecessors a century earlier. But before ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Series
Culture, Politics & the Cold War
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558497344
SKU
V9781558497344
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About Larry Grubbs
LARRY GRUBBS is lecturer in history at Georgia State University.
Reviews for Secular Missionaries: Americans and African Development in the 1960s (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War)
"A timely study that persuasively assesses U.S. development policy and ideology in the context of cultural constructions of Africa reminiscent of nineteenth-century notions of the Dark Continent or Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.' Essential reading for scholars in U.S. foreign relations, and those interested in the historical roots of contemporary problems and challenges facing African countries." - Kevin Gaines, author of ... Read more