John F. Kennedy

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Americas, United States
Cover of the book John F. Kennedy by Peter J. Ling, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter J. Ling ISBN: 9781134713325
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 30, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Peter J. Ling
ISBN: 9781134713325
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 30, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

A lively, concise and cutting-edge biography of one of the towering figures of 20th-century history. Of all the US presidents of the post-Second World War period, John F. Kennedy is the most clearly idolized. There is a well-documented gulf between the public’s largely positive appraisal of this glamorous historical figure and professional historians’ skeptical and mixed evaluation of a president who had only a foreshortened single term in which to make his mark.

What made JFK the man he was? How does he fit into the politics of his time? What were his policy goals, how did they shift, and how far did he manage to advance them? What was the Kennedy style of governance? Why was he killed and how can we explain the unprecedented outpouring of grief that his death elicited? How has his memory evolved since 1963?

Acclaimed biographer Peter J. Ling explores all these important questions, sifting and synthesizing the prodigious mass of Kennedy scholarship to provide readers with a fresh and strongly contextualized portrait of the man and his presidency.

John F. Kennedy will be essential reading for students of modern American history and anyone else seeking to understand the political and private life of America’s best known president.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A lively, concise and cutting-edge biography of one of the towering figures of 20th-century history. Of all the US presidents of the post-Second World War period, John F. Kennedy is the most clearly idolized. There is a well-documented gulf between the public’s largely positive appraisal of this glamorous historical figure and professional historians’ skeptical and mixed evaluation of a president who had only a foreshortened single term in which to make his mark.

What made JFK the man he was? How does he fit into the politics of his time? What were his policy goals, how did they shift, and how far did he manage to advance them? What was the Kennedy style of governance? Why was he killed and how can we explain the unprecedented outpouring of grief that his death elicited? How has his memory evolved since 1963?

Acclaimed biographer Peter J. Ling explores all these important questions, sifting and synthesizing the prodigious mass of Kennedy scholarship to provide readers with a fresh and strongly contextualized portrait of the man and his presidency.

John F. Kennedy will be essential reading for students of modern American history and anyone else seeking to understand the political and private life of America’s best known president.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Quest for Gentility in China by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Mountain Arapesh by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation in Medieval England by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Max Weber and Karl Marx by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Decision Making Under Risk in Organisations: The Case of German Waste Management by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Cognitive Psychology and Information Processing by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Furniture-Makers and Consumers in England, 1754–1851 by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Africa by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Theoretical Models of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book The Philosophy of Well-Being by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Epistolary Community in Print, 1580–1664 by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Social Agency by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book IBM SPSS for Intermediate Statistics by Peter J. Ling
Cover of the book Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People by Peter J. Ling
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy