Michael E Latham: 2 books
Modernization as Ideology
American Social Science and "Nation Building" in the Kennedy Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
Providing new insight on the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, Michael Latham reveals how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. He shows how, in the midst of America's protracted struggle to contain communism in the developing...
The Right Kind of Revolution
Modernization, Development, and U.S. Foreign Policy from the Cold War to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
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...