The Diplomacy of the Crucial Decade: American Foreign Relations During the 1960s

by Diane B. Kunz

Book Overview

Although the foreign policy decisions made by Kennedy and Johnson determined the final form of postwar diplomacy and laid the foundation for the tumultuous worldwide political changes of the last five years, until now no book has examined American diplomacy during 1960s as a whole.

During his presidency, Kennedy concentrated on foreign policy. The president and his staff feared that communism had taken the offensive internationally and that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231081774
• ISBN13: 9780231081771
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher