Myths, Models, and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 213 pages
In what ways does national culture influence the direction of US foreign policy? This study analyzes how certain cultural elements influenced the policy preferences and policymaking behaviours of three Cold War-era statesmen - John Foster Dulles, Averell Harriman and Robert McNamara.

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Contents

Myths and Representative Characters in U S Culture
13
The Cold War Evangelism of John Foster Dulles
51
Born in the Shadow of the Little Giant
93
Cold War Manager
145
Assessing the Cultural Shaping Process
187
Selected Bibliography
197
Index
203
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