{"product_id":"dean-rusk-defending-the-american-mission-abroad-biographies-in-american-foreign-policy-9780842026857","title":"Dean Rusk Defending the American Mission Abroad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoroughly researched and insightful study of one of America's most important secretaries of state whose considerable accomplishments were overshadowed by his central role in shaping U.s. policy toward Vietnam. -- Gary R. Hess, Bowling Green State University\u003cbr\u003eA clear, concise, and readable account of Dean Rusk, a key personage of the Cold War, that provides insights into many of the important issues of the last half of the twentieth century. -- Dr. Thomas J. Schoenbaum, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful biography. The author sees Rusk as a committed Wilsonian internationalist who learned realism and the necessity of confronting aggression from the horrors of World War II, Korea, and the Cold War. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 I Emregence of a Neo-Wilsonian Chapter 2 International Idealist and Realist Chapter 3 Among the Best and the Brightest Part 4 II From Core to Periphery Chapter 5 Bearing the Burden in Europe Chapter 6 Watchful Neighbor over Latin America Chapter 7 Priorities in the Third World Part 8 III Applying Principles in Vietnam Chapter 9 Collective Security in Indochina Chapter 10 Sink or Swim: From Kennedy to Johnson Chapter 11 Limits of a Limited War Chapter 12 The Whole World Was Watching Chapter 13 Fading Out","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528173494615,"sku":"9780842026857","price":125.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780842026857.jpg?v=1731870668","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dean-rusk-defending-the-american-mission-abroad-biographies-in-american-foreign-policy-9780842026857","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}