This dissertation examines the early history (1947–1954) of the Joint American Military Mission to Aid Turkey (JAMMAT) and its role in shaping U.S.-Turkish relations and as a window into the developing Cold War policies and strategies of the United States. This study begins by d…
American agricultural surpluses prompted the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration to approve Public Law 480, which provided a mechanism for the dispersal of food products through the use of outright grants or concessional sales to foreign governments. Presidents John F. Kennedy a…
The United States seized upon the opportunity presented with the end of the Cold War to engage in a high-yield, low-cost strategy to limit potential future threats from Russia. To accomplish this, the U.S. expanded its sphere of influence into areas hitherto controlled by Russia…
The experience of opposition between what could be contained in my internal world, and what I wanted freedom from containing while a client in counselling led to the conception of this research. Containment and freedom seemed to form a polarity (Jung 1961; 1969) in that each not…
This dissertation explores the nature of religious militancy---in particular, the mechanics of the decision that a potential militant makes to embrace or reject violence in pursuit of his or her aims. To situate this project, it is worth comparing it to the two general sets of a…