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Transplanting the great society Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace /

"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"-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahlberg, Kristin L., 1975-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Food relief, American > Political aspects.
Food supply > Political aspects > Developing countries.
United States > Foreign relations > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Foreign relations > United States.
Electronic books.
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Table of 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.

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