Foundations of the American Century : : The Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the Rise of American Power / / Inderjeet Parmar.

Inderjeet Parmar reveals the complex interrelations, shared mindsets, and collaborative efforts of influential public and private organizations in the building of American hegemony. Focusing on the involvement of the Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie foundations in U.S. foreign affairs, Parmar traces...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Significance of Foundations in U.S. Foreign Policy
  • 2. American Foundation Leaders
  • 3. Laying the Foundations of Globalism, 1930-1945
  • 4. Promoting Americanism, Combating Anti-Americanism, and Developing a Cold War American Studies Network
  • 5. The Ford Foundation in Indonesia and the Asian Studies Network
  • 6. Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie in Nigeria and the African Studies Network
  • 7. The Major Foundations, Latin American Studies, and Chile in the Cold War
  • 8. American Power and the Major Foundations in the Post-Cold War Era
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index