Congress and the Cold War

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"This book provides the first historical interpretation of the congressional response to the entire Cold War. Using a wide variety of sources, including several manuscript collections opened specifically for this study, the book challenges the popular and scholarly image of a weak Cold War Congress, in which the unbalanced relationship between the legislative and executive branches culminated in the escalation of the U.S. commitment in Vietnam, which in turn paved the way for a congressional re…

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Title Statements

Full title :Congress and the Cold War / Robert David Johnson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

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NOTICE EN COURS DE TRAITEMENT.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 10 juin 2008).

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (xxxii, 346 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0511134274, 9780511134272, 9786610308873, 661030887X
oclc:ocn269275040
LC Classification:E840
Dewey Decimal:327.73/009/045

Constructing a bipartisan foreign policy -- Legislative power and the Congressional right -- Redefining Congressional power -- The consequences of Vietnam -- The transformation of Stuart Symington -- The new internationalists' Congress -- The triumph of the Armed Services Committee.

Subjects

Cold War Contrôle parlementaire Contrôle parlementaire -- Histoire -- 2… Diplomatic relations États-Unis États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- … États-Unis., Congress Gouvernement Guerre froide Histoire History Legislative oversight Legislative oversight -- History -- 20t… Livre électronique (Descripteur de form… Livres électroniques Politique étrangère Pouvoir législatif Relations internationales Ressource Internet (Descripteur de form… United States