John Foster Dulles and the Diplomacy of the Cold War
Author | : Richard H. Immerman |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1992-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691006229 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691006222 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book John Foster Dulles and the Diplomacy of the Cold War written by Richard H. Immerman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1992-03-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Dwight D. Eisenhower's Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles came to personify the shortcomings of American foreign policy. This collection of essays, representing the first archivally based reassessment of Dulles's diplomacy, examines his role during one of the most critical periods of modern history. Rejecting familiar Cold War stereotypes, this volume reveals the hidden complexities in Dulles's conduct of foreign policy and in his own personality.