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In this insightful study, Paul Y. Hammond, an experienced analyst
of bureaucratic politics, adapts and extends that approach to
explain and evaluate the Johnson administration's performance in
foreign relations in terms that have implications for the post-Cold
War era. The book is structured around three case studies of
Johnson's foreign policy decision making. The first study examines
economic and political development. It explores the way Johnson
handled the provision of economic and food assistance to India
during a crisis in India's food policies. This analysis provides
lessons not only for dealing with African famine in later years but
also for assisting Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The
second case study focuses on U.S. relations with Western Europe at
a time that seemed to require a major change in the NATO alliance.
Here, Hammond illuminates the process of policy innovation,
particularly the costs of changing well-established policies that
embody an elaborate network of established interests. The third
case study treats the Vietnam War, with special emphasis on how
Johnson decided what to do about Vietnam. Hammond critiques the
rich scholarship available on Johnson's advisory process, based on
his own reading of the original sources. These case studies are set
in a larger context of applied theory that deals more generally
with presidential management of foreign relations, examining a
president's potential for influence on the one hand and the
constraints on his or her capacity to control and persuade on the
other. It will be important reading for all scholars and
policymakers interested in the limits and possibilities of
presidential power in the post-Cold War era.
The author explores the defense administration, with thorough
criticism of the National Security Council, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the armed services as
governmental organizations. His book is a substantial
reinterpretation of the history of the military organization of the
U.S. from 1900 to 1960. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
The author explores the defense administration, with thorough
criticism of the National Security Council, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the armed services as
governmental organizations. His book is a substantial
reinterpretation of the history of the military organization of the
U.S. from 1900 to 1960. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
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