Transplanting the Great Society : Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace

by Ahlberg, Kristin L.

• ISBN13: 9780826218193
• ISBN10: 0826218199
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-29
• Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr

Summary

"Kristin Ahlberg traces the transformation of Public Law 480 from a means of liquidating domestic surplus into a vital component of U.S. foreign policy. She focuses on how Lyndon Johnson sought to re-create his Great Society reforms on a global scale by exporting programs designed to improve the lives of world citizens through combating food shortages - and how he also wielded Food for Peace as a diplomatic tool to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies for their behavior." "Ahlberg draws on recently declassified sources to show how the Johnson administration used Food for Peace to win diplomatic support for American policy in Vietnam, prevent nuclear proliferation on the Indian subcontinent, and uphold Israeli security." "Transplanting the Great Society is an insightful study that shows the successes and limitations of using food aid as a diplomatic tool during the middle period of the Cold War. It paints a broader picture of Johnson's foreign policies, opening a new window on both his administration and postwar diplomatic history."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Kristin L. Ahlberg is a historian in the Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planting the Seeds of a Food for Peace Program	p. 11
LBJ and the Growth of Food for Peace, 1963-1965	p. 42
A Time to Reap, 1965-1969	p. 74
Food for Peace and the Short Tether: India, 1964-1968	p. 106
Plowshares into Swords: Israel, 1964-1968	p. 147
Food for War: Vietnam, 1964-1968	p. 175
Conclusion: Final Harvest	p. 207
Bibliography	p. 215
Index	p. 243
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