| Richard B. Russell: Southern Nationalism and American Foreign Policy Contributor(s): Woods, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742544974 ISBN-13: 9780742544970 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2006 Annotation: Richard B. Russell, a Southern Democrat, was arguably the most influential senator for much of the 1950s and 1960s. The senior senator from Georgia used his positions of power to force an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment to |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006020750 |
| Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.3" W x 9.08" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard B. Russell, a Southern Democrat, was arguably the most influential United States senator for much of the 1950s and 1960s. In this engaging study, Jeff Woods considers Russell in the context of "traditional" regional politics and exhibits how a domestic policy agenda influenced foreign policy at the height of the Cold War. Russell, the senior senator from Georgia, used his position of power to confront an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment with his non-interventionist, militarist, and Southern nationalist approaches. His position was influential in the playing out of various international crises, including the conflicts in Vietnam, Panama, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Congo. For better or for worse, Russell helped to encourage the nuclear arms race, protect and empower the CIA, enforce the Monroe Doctrine, and define the limits on American engagement in Vietnam. While Russell mastered the powers of advice and consent enough to alter tactical Cold War decisions, his strategy of containment would never become mainstream. In this engaging new book, Jeff Woods reconsiders Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Making use of recently released presidential tape recordings and archival material, Woods offers new evidence and insights into this southern senator's influential career. |