Transplanting the great society
Subtitle: Lyndon Johnson and Food for peace
By: Kristin L. Ahlberg.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press; Brand: University of Missouri Press; University of Missouri
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780826218193
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. -- 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
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Planting the seeds of a food for peace program; title: LBJ and the growth of food for peace, 1963-1965; title: A time to reap, 1965-1969; title: Food for peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968; title: Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968; title: Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968; title: Conclusion: final harvest.