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Political History of American Food Aid : An Uneasy Benevolence by Barry Riley (2017, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100190228873

ISBN-139780190228873

eBay Product ID (ePID)236988026

Product Key Features

Number of Pages592 Pages

Publication NamePolitical History of American Food Aid : an Uneasy Benevolence

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

SubjectPublic Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), American Government / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorBarry Riley

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length6.2 in

Item Width9.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-000881

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews"This fascinating and well-written book is without doubt the most comprehensive history of US food assistance ever written, and a complete record of that assistance over a much longer time period than previous works have examined. No one is better placed to write this history than Barry Riley."- Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Acting Director of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University "Barry Riley combines the wisdom of a long-time programmer of food aid with the passion of a political historian determined to uncover both the important and the unusual. His volume flows beautifully from start to finish, and his descriptions of the Herbert Hoover and Lyndon Johnson eras are especially noteworthy. A 'must read' for anyone with even the slightest interest in American food aid programs."-Walter Falcon, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University "Barry Riley provides a profound contribution to debates over international food policy, politics, and their moral implications. His historical overview of strategic doctrines and normative considerations governing American food aid assistance will serve as an indispensable resource in guiding future policy."-Edward Weisband, Edward S. Diggs Endowed Chair Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech, "Given the breadth and depth of the analysis, this landmark study offers the most authoritative and historically comprehensive assessment of the politics of American food aid. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with food aid and humanitarian assistance."-CHOICE "This fascinating and well-written book is without doubt the most comprehensive history of US food assistance ever written, and a complete record of that assistance over a much longer time period than previous works have examined. No one is better placed to write this history than Barry Riley."- Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Acting Director of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University "Barry Riley combines the wisdom of a long-time programmer of food aid with the passion of a political historian determined to uncover both the important and the unusual. His volume flows beautifully from start to finish, and his descriptions of the Herbert Hoover and Lyndon Johnson eras are especially noteworthy. A 'must read' for anyone with even the slightest interest in American food aid programs."-Walter Falcon, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University "Barry Riley provides a profound contribution to debates over international food policy, politics, and their moral implications. His historical overview of strategic doctrines and normative considerations governing American food aid assistance will serve as an indispensable resource in guiding future policy."-Edward Weisband, Edward S. Diggs Endowed Chair Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech, "Given the breadth and depth of the analysis, this landmark study offers the most authoritative and historically comprehensive assessment of the politics of American food aid. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with food aid and humanitarian assistance."-CHOICE"This fascinating and well-written book is without doubt the most comprehensive history of US food assistance ever written, and a complete record of that assistance over a much longer time period than previous works have examined. No one is better placed to write this history than Barry Riley."- Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Acting Director of the FeinsteinInternational Center at Tufts University"Barry Riley combines the wisdom of a long-time programmer of food aid with the passion of a political historian determined to uncover both the important and the unusual. His volume flows beautifully from start to finish, and his descriptions of the Herbert Hoover and Lyndon Johnson eras are especially noteworthy. A 'must read' for anyone with even the slightest interest in American food aid programs."-Walter Falcon, Center on Food Security and theEnvironment, Stanford University"Barry Riley provides a profound contribution to debates over international food policy, politics, and their moral implications. His historical overview of strategic doctrines and normative considerations governing American food aid assistance will serve as an indispensable resource in guiding future policy."-Edward Weisband, Edward S. Diggs Endowed Chair Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal363.860973

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: The Early Episodes: 1794-1914 Chapter Two: Herbert Hoover Chapter Three: "...but now came Famine and Pestilence..." Chapter Four: Between the Wars Chapter Five: Interlude: The American Farmer Chapter Six: The Birth, Short Life, and Early Death of the UNRRA Chapter Seven: Harry Truman, European Hunger and the Cold War Chapter Eight: The Marshall Plan Era Chapter Nine: Public Law 480 Chapter Ten: The Politics of Food Surpluses Chapter Eleven: Kennedy: Food Aid and Economic Development Chapter Twelve: Lyndon Johnson's Food Aid Battles Chapter Thirteen: LBJ, India and the Short Tether Chapter Fourteen: The Nixon Years: Two Case Studies Chapter Fifteen: A Global Food Crisis Chapter Sixteen: The World Food Conference Chapter Seventeen: Food Aid Under Carter and Reagan Chapter Eighteen: The Search for Food Security Chapter Nineteen: The Ethiopia Conundrum Chapter Twenty: From Food Aid to Food Assistance: 1990-2014 Chapter Twenty-One: Change...and Resisting Change Bibliography

SynopsisAmerican food aid to foreigners long has been the most visible - and most popular - means of providing humanitarian aid to millions of hungry people confronted by war, terrorism and natural cataclysms and the resulting threat - often the reality - of famine and death. The book investigates the little-known, not-well-understood and often highly-contentious political processes which have converted American agricultural production into tools of U.S. government policy.In The Political History of American Food Aid, Barry Riley explores the influences of humanitarian, domestic agricultural policy, foreign policy, and national security goals that have created the uneasy relationship between benevolent instincts and the realpolitik of national interests. He traces how food aid has been used from the earliest days of the republic in widely differing circumstances: as a response to hunger, a weapon to confront the expansion of bolshevism after World War I and communism after World War II, a method for balancing disputes between Israel and Egypt, a channel for disposing of food surpluses, a signal of support to friendly governments, and a means for securing the votes of farming constituents or the political support of agriculture sector lobbyists, commodity traders, transporters and shippers. Riley's broad sweep provides a profound understanding of the complex factors influencing American food aid policy and a foundation for examining its historical relationship with relief, economic development, food security and its possible future in a world confronting the effects of global climate change., The Political History of American Food Aid provides a profound understanding of the complex factors influencing American food aid policy and a foundation for examining its historical relationship with relief, economic development, food security and its possible future in a world confronting the effects of global climate change., American food aid to foreigners long has been the most visible-and most popular-means of providing humanitarian aid to millions of hungry people confronted by war, terrorism and natural cataclysms and the resulting threat-often the reality-of famine and death. The book investigates the little-known, not-well-understood and often highly-contentious political processes which have converted American agricultural production into tools of U.S. government policy.In The Political History of American Food Aid, Barry Riley explores the influences of humanitarian, domestic agricultural policy, foreign policy, and national security goals that have created the uneasy relationship between benevolent instincts and the realpolitik of national interests. He traces how food aid has been used from the earliest days of the republic in widely differing circumstances: as a response to hunger, a weapon to confront the expansion of bolshevism after World War I and communism after World War II, a method for balancing disputes between Israel and Egypt, a channel for disposing of food surpluses, a signal of support to friendly governments, and a means for securing the votes of farming constituents or the political support of agriculture sector lobbyists, commodity traders, transporters and shippers. Riley's broad sweep provides a profound understanding of the complex factors influencing American food aid policy and a foundation for examining its historical relationship with relief, economic development, food security and its possible future in a world confronting the effects of global climate change., American food aid to foreigners long has been the most visible-and most popular-means of providing humanitarian aid to millions of hungry people confronted by war, terrorism and natural cataclysms and the resulting threat-often the reality-of famine and death. The book investigates the little-known, not-well-understood and often highly-contentious political processes which have converted American agricultural production into tools of U.S. government policy. In The Political History of American Food Aid , Barry Riley explores the influences of humanitarian, domestic agricultural policy, foreign policy, and national security goals that have created the uneasy relationship between benevolent instincts and the realpolitik of national interests. He traces how food aid has been used from the earliest days of the republic in widely differing circumstances: as a response to hunger, a weapon to confront the expansion of bolshevism after World War I and communism after World War II, a method for balancing disputes between Israel and Egypt, a channel for disposing of food surpluses, a signal of support to friendly governments, and a means for securing the votes of farming constituents or the political support of agriculture sector lobbyists, commodity traders, transporters and shippers. Riley's broad sweep provides a profound understanding of the complex factors influencing American food aid policy and a foundation for examining its historical relationship with relief, economic development, food security and its possible future in a world confronting the effects of global climate change.

LC Classification NumberHV696.F6R552 2017