| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Constructing a bipartisan foreign policy -- Legislative power and the Congressional right -- Redefining Congressional power -- The consequences of Vietnam -- The transformation of Stuart Symington -- The new internationalists' Congress -- The triumph of the Armed Services Committee. |
| Summary |
"This book provides the first historical interpretation of the congressional response to the entire Cold War. Using a wide variety of sources, including several manuscript collections opened specifically for this study, the book challenges the popular and scholarly image of a weak Cold War Congress, in which the unbalanced relationship between the legislative and executive branches culminated in the escalation of the U.S. commitment in Vietnam, which in turn paved the way for a congressional resurgence best symbolized by the passage of the War Powers Act in 1973"--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Congress -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Congress. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
États-Unis. Congress -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. |
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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USA Congress. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Legislative oversight -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Legislative oversight. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Johnson, Robert David, 1967- Congress and the Cold War. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521821339 0521528852 (DLC) 2005008108 (OCoLC)58791200 |
| ISBN |
0511136978 (electronic book) |
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9780511136979 (electronic book) |
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0521821339 (cloth) |
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9780521821339 (cloth) |
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0521528852 (paperback) |
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9780521528856 (paperback) |
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0511134274 (electronic book) |
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9780511134272 (electronic book) |
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9780511610707 (electronic book) |
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051161070X (electronic book) |
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