The Right Kind of Revolution: Modernization, Development, and U.S. Foreign Policy from the Cold War to the Present

by Michael E. Latham

Book Overview

After World War II, a powerful conviction took hold among American intellectuals and policymakers: that the United States could profoundly accelerate and ultimately direct the development of the decolonizing world, serving as a modernizing force around the globe. By accelerating economic growth, promoting agricultural expansion, and encouraging the rise of enlightened elites, they hoped to link development with security, preventing revolutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080144604X
• ISBN13: 9780801446047
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher