Leon Fink

Undoing the Liberal World Order

Progressive Ideals and Political Realities Since World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leon Fink examines key cases of progressive influence on postwar U.S. foreign policy, tracing the tension between liberal aspirations and the political realities that stymie them. A diplomatic history that emphasizes the roles of class, labor, race, and grassroots activism, this book suggests new directions for progressive foreign policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780231202251
• ISBN-10: 0231202253
• Artikelnr.: 62110024

Autorenporträt

Leon Fink

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Left-Liberal Apostles in the Cold War Era
Part I: Labor-Liberalism and the Postwar Order
1. The Bretton Woods Boomerang: Liberal Internationalism, 1944-2016
2. The Good Postwar: German Worker Rights, 1945-1950
3. The Liberal Embrace of Labor Zionism: Israel, 1948-1973
Part II: Liberal Anticommunism
4. Anticommunism as Social Policy: Costa Rica, 1944-1980
5. Siren Song of Economic Development: U.S. Missions to India, 1952-1975
Part III: Liberal Nationalism on Trial
6. The Quest for a Two-State Solution: Israel, 1973-2000
7. The Long Arm of the Civil Rights Movement: South Africa, 1970-2000
Conclusion: Beyond Humanitarianism
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index