John Foster Dulles: Piety, Pragmatism, and Power in U.S. Foreign Policy (Biographies in American Foreign Policy Book 2) Kindle Edition

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John Foster Dulles was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of twentieth-century U.S. foreign relations. Active in the field for decades, Dulles reflected and was a reflection of the tension that pervaded U.S. international conduct from its evolution as a global power in the early twentieth century through its emergence as the 'leader of the Free World' during the Cold War. His life and career embody the best and most troubling aspects of American foreign policy as it progressed toward international supremacy while swaying between altruism and self-interest.

In this biography, Richard Immerman traces Dulles's path from his early days growing up in the parsonage of the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, N.Y., through his years of amassing influence and power as an international business lawyer and adviser, to his service as President Eisenhower's secretary of state.

This volume illuminates not only the history of modern U.S. foreign policy, but its search for a twentieth-century identity. Sophisticated yet accessible, John Foster Dulles: Piety, Pragmatism, and Power in U.S. Foreign Policy is an important resource for graduate and undergraduate courses in U.S. history and U.S. foreign relations.

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This volume presents a well-documented survey of Dulles as President Eisenhower's secretary of state., CHOICE

With lucid prose and command of the primary documents and secondary sources, Richard Immerman gives us a masterful acount of John Foster Dulles, his diplomacy, and his relations with Eisenhower. Not the least of his contributions is showing that Dulles was neither a tool of the president nor his leader, but rather his sometimes antagonistic partner. -- Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations, Columbia University

John Foster Dulles is a superb biography of a complex and most important person, a fascinating analysis of the pivotal Eisenhower-Dulles relationship, and a masterful account of U.S. power and diplomacy in the 1950s. -- Walter LaFeber --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Richard H. Immerman is professor and chair of history at Temple University and director of its Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B00E9924FM
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (November 1, 1998)
Publication date : November 1, 1998
Language : English
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Kevin M Quigg

The foreign policy of Eisenhower and Dulles.

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2007

This is a somewhat dry recounting of the foreign policy of John Foster Dulles, who was Eisenhower's Secretary of State. I did not know what drove Eisenhower's foreign policy, but Immerman's book showed it was a combination of Eisenhower's practicability and Dulles's theory. Dulles had been influencing foreign policy since his "Uncle Bert" was Wilson's Secretary of State. Dulles was a smart man, but I think his theory on the Soviets at the time bear an reexamination. What Dulles sought was a rollback, but there was little chance of that with the Soviets.

There are few books about Dulles, and this answered some of my questions about the man and his policy. As such, this book is focused to the academic audience, so I would not advise it for the general reading population.

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Brenan Smith

Richard Immerman is, in effect, the scholar of ...

Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2015

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Richard Immerman is, in effect, the scholar of choice for those looking to begin understanding JFD. This short biography covers all the ground necessary, and with a style far more palatable than Townsend Hoopes. A lovely introduction to a complicated and controversial Cold Warrior.

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