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Dollars and Dominoes: Rhetoric and Reality in Corporate America's Perception of Southeast Asia, 1950-1961 699 views
Author
Gillespie, John Lodge, Jr., Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Leffler, Melvyn, Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
Three main theories presenting a framework for discussing the attitudes of the American business community regarding U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia. These theories are the neo-colonialist approach, as described most recently by Gabriel Kolko; World Systems theory, expressed most clearly by Thomas McCormick and Bruce Cumings; and the national security approach as defined by Melvyn Leffler.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
neo-colonialist; World Systems theory; national security approach
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Gillespie, John Lodge, Jr.. Dollars and Dominoes: Rhetoric and Reality in Corporate America's Perception of Southeast Asia, 1950-1961 . University of Virginia, Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1993-08-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3PS5B.
