Parmar, Inderjeet.

Foundations of the American century : the Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the rise of American power / Inderjeet Parmar. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - ix, 356 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-339) and index.

The significance of foundations in U.S. foreign policy -- American foundation leaders -- Laying the foundations of globalism, 1930-1945 -- Promoting Americanism, combating anti-Americanism, and developing a Cold War -- American Studies Network -- The Ford foundation in Indonesia and the Asian Studies Network -- Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie in Nigeria and the African Studies Network -- The major foundations, Latin American studies, and Chile in the Cold War -- American power and the major foundations in the post-cold war era.

9780231146289 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231517935 (ebook)

2011029190


Ford Foundation--History.
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching--History.
Rockefeller Foundation--History.


United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

HV97.F62 / P37 2012

327.7300904 / PAR 2012