Council on Foreign Relations at 75 (Paperback, New)

Heir to the academic think-tank called The Inquiry that prepared Woodrow Wilson for the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the Council on Foreign Relations has ever since filled a unique and often controversial place in the history of America's 20th century. Private and nonpartisan, endowed and financed over the decades by invited members, the New York-based Council has been called an incubator of ideas. From its book-lined meeting rooms and the pages of its publication Foreign Affairs has come much of the most provocative thought about foreign policy since the isolationist era of the 1920s, through World War II and the Cold War--and now beyond. This fresh and informal history of the Council's first 75 years reflects the diverse voices of Council members, who have been influential in both political parties, all presidential administrations following Wilson's, and on competing sides of major issues. Records of Council meetings reveal spirited discord and dissent on the problems of the day: to enter the war against fascism or put America First, about ideology and economics in the containment of communism, the influence of nuclear weapons upon diplomacy, recognition of communist China, the American war in Vietnam, and now the shape of the post-Cold War international order. The Council in its deliberations mirrors, as well as defines, the competing options for the society at large.

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Peter Grose
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	98
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-87609-192-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87609-192-3
Barcode:	9780876091920

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