John F. Kennedy: The Spirit of Cold War Liberalism

ISBN-13: 9780415895620 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 256 str.

Jason Duncan

Opis

Those who weren't alive during John F. Kennedy's presidency know him as a mythic political and cultural figure. His sudden, violent death has been portrayed as the end of the nation's innocence, as a harbinger of the chaos and violence that marked the late 1960s. Kennedy has been the subject of countless books, movies, and miniseries; many of them portray him as the hero of a lost golden age in the American past. A figure mired in folklore, Kennedy came to represent the era he had a political hand in shaping. During his presidency Kennedy dealt with the burgeoning Cold War, the growing Civil Rights movement, and a period of religious conflict. In this book, Jason Duncan explains Kennedy's significance as a political figure of the 20th century in US and world history.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part I: John F. Kennedy 1. Ancient Heritage 2. Tempered by War 3. A Hard and Bitter Peace 4. The Torch is Passed 5. Though Embattled We Are 6. Across the Globe 7. At Home 8. A Long Twilight Struggle  Part II: Documents  Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

Jason K. Duncan is Professor of History at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.