Tierney / Joseph / Rosenberg FDR and the Spanish Civil War

Neutrality and Commitment in the Struggle that Divided America
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9062-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: American encounters/global interactions

Provides new understanding of Franklin Roosevelt's involvement in the Spanish Civil War, claiming that he was activist and pro-Loyalist.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tierney, Dominic

Joseph, Gilbert M.

Rosenberg, Emily S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

1. The American Sphinx and the Spanish War 1

2. International Intervention and Nonintervention 15

3. Roosevelt’s Perceptions of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1937 25

4. The Arms Embargo 39

5. American Men, American Oil, American Arms 55

6. Roosevelt’s Perceptions of the Spanish Civil War, 1938-1939 75

7. Covert Aid 89

8. Mediation, Humanitarian Relief, and Repealing the Arms Embargo 115

9. The Aftermath 135

10. From a Vicarious Sacrifice to a Grave Mistake 149

Notes 161

Bibliography 197

Index 217

Über Autor(innen)

Dominic Tierney is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College. He is a coauthor (with Dominic D. P. Johnson) of Failing to Win: Perceptions of Victory and Defeat in International Politics.