Ahlberg, Kristin L., 1975-

Transplanting the great society Lyndon Johnson and Food for Peace / [electronic resource] : Kristin L. Ahlberg. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008. - xiv, 260 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.

Planting the seeds of a Food for Peace program -- LBJ and the growth of Food for Peace, 1963-1965 -- A time to reap, 1965-1969 -- Food for Peace and the short tether: India, 1964-1968 -- Plowshares into swords: Israel, 1964-1968 -- Food for war: Vietnam, 1964-1968 -- Conclusion: final harvest.

"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher.


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Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.


Food relief, American--Political aspects.
Food supply--Political aspects--Developing countries.


United States--Foreign relations--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Foreign relations--United States.


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