Description |
xiv, 260 pages : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Planting the seeds of a food for peace program -- LBJ and the growth of food for peace, 1963-1965 -- A time to reap, 1965-1969 -- Food for peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968 -- Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968 -- Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968 -- Conclusion: final harvest. |
Summary |
"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Food relief, American -- Political aspects.
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Food relief, American. |
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Food supply -- Political aspects -- Developing countries.
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Food supply -- Political aspects. |
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Developing countries. |
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Food supply. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Developing countries.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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Developing countries -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. |
ISBN |
9780826218193 alkaline paper |
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0826218199 alkaline paper |
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