| Window on Freedom: Race, Civil Rights, and Foreign Affairs, 1945-1988 Contributor(s): Plummer, Brenda Gayle (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080785428X ISBN-13: 9780807854280 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $40.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: The civil rights movement in the United States drew strength from supporters of human rights worldwide. Once policy makers--influenced by international pressure, the courage of ordinary American citizens, and a desire for global leadership--had signed such documents as the United Nations charter, domestic calls for change could be based squarely on the moral authority of doctrines the United States endorsed abroad. This is one of the many fascinating links between racial politics and international affairs explored in "Window on Freedom". Broad in chronological scope and topical diversity, the ten original essays presented here demonstrate how the roots of U.S. foreign policy have been embedded in social, economic, and cultural factors of domestic as well as foreign origin. They argue persuasively that the campaign to realize full civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities in America is best understood in the context of competitive international relations. The contributors are Carol Anderson, Donald R. Culverson, Mary L. Dudziak, Cary Fraser, Gerald Horne, Michael Krenn, Paul Gordon. Lauren, Thomas Noer, Lorena Oropeza, and Brenda Gayle Plummer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 327.73 |
| LCCN: 2002005969 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.18" W x 9.16" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The civil rights movement in the United States drew strength from supporters of human rights worldwide. Once U.S. policy makers--influenced by international pressure, the courage of ordinary American citizens, and a desire for global leadership--had signed such documents as the United Nations charter, domestic calls for change could be based squarely on the moral authority of doctrines the United States endorsed abroad. This is one of the many fascinating links between racial politics and international affairs explored in Window on Freedom. Broad in chronological scope and topical diversity, the ten original essays presented here demonstrate how the roots of U.S. foreign policy have been embedded in social, economic, and cultural factors of domestic as well as foreign origin. They argue persuasively that the campaign to realize full civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities in America is best understood in the context of competitive international relations. The contributors are Carol Anderson, Donald R. Culverson, Mary L. Dudziak, Cary Fraser, Gerald Horne, Michael Krenn, Paul Gordon Lauren, Thomas Noer, Lorena Oropeza, and Brenda Gayle Plummer. Contributors Carol Anderson, University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, Mo.) Donald R. Culverson, Governors State University (University Park, Ill.) Mary L. Dudziak, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) Cary Fraser, Penn State University (University Park, Pa.) Gerald Horne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Michael Krenn, Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Paul Gordon Lauren, University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) Thomas Noer, Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.) Lorena Oropeza, University of California, Davis (Davis, Calif.) Brenda Gayle Plummer, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wis.) |
Contributor Bio(s): Plummer, Brenda Gayle: - Brenda Gayle Plummer is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Rising Wind: Black Americans and U.S. Foreign Affairs, 1935-1960. |