James Mcallister
Biographic Data
| ID | 3767894 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Mcallister |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcallister |
| SIGNATURE | MCALLISTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Williams College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6872-568X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Gender Similarities Hypothesis
The current study involved multilevel analysis of high-stakes examination results (i.e., GCSE) in Northern Ireland to investigate gender differentials in mathematical achievement, whereas most previous research in the area used results from low-stakes tests (i.e., PISA, TIMSS). The analysis supported the gender similarities hypothesis with respect to both overall and content domain-specific mathematical attainment. Similar conclusions were drawn …
The Cambodian Wars
Scholarly interest in the conflict in Cambodia has always lagged considerably behind interest in the Vietnam conflict. In his new book, Kenneth Conboy begins to rectify that imbalance by providing a comprehensive account of the conflict in Cambodia from the 1960s to the complete withdrawal of Vietnamese troops and the completion of the United Nations (UN)–sponsored election process in the 1990s. What makes the book particularly valuable is the au…
Who Lost Vietnam? Soldiers, Civilians, and U.S. Military Strategy
Scholars have long argued about why the United States pursued a conventional military strategy during the Vietnam War rather than one based on counterinsurgency principles. A recent article in this journal by Jonathan Caverley presents a bold challenge to the historiography of the Vietnam War. Rejecting the standard historical focus on the organizational culture and strategic perspective of Gen. William Westmoreland and the U.S. Army, Caverley ar…
What Can One Man Do? Nguyễn Đức Thẳng and the Limits of Reform in South Vietnam
This article examines the rise and fall of Nguyễn Đức Thằng. The leader of the Revolutionary Development program after 1965, General Nguyễn Đức Thằng was viewed by top officials in the Johnson administration as the most promising reformist leader in the entire history of South Vietnam. Despite extensive American support for his goals, Nguyễn Đức Thằng's reformist objectives were thwarted by President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and corrupt ARVN military eli…
Ordering Germans
Journal Article Ordering Germans Get access Cultures of Order: Leadership, Language, and Social Reconstruction in Germany and Japan. By Weber Katja Kowert Paul A.Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. 205 pp., $65.00 cloth (ISBN: 978-0-7914-7211-8). James McAllister James McAllister Department of Political Science, Williams College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Vo…
Only Religions Count in Vietnam
Thich Tri Quang has long been one of the most controversial actors in the history of the Vietnam War. Scholars on the right have argued that Tri Quang was in all likelihood a communist agent operating at the behest of Hanoi. Scholars on the left have argued that Tri Quang was a peaceful religious leader devoted to democracy and a rapid end to the war. This article argues that neither of these interpretations is persuasive. As American officials r…
The Limits of Influence in Vietnam
This article examines Great Britain's role in South Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Great Britain and the United States certainly did not enjoy a special relationship in South Vietnam, but it is also true that some British officials did manage to exert a real influence on the policy choices of the kennedy administration. The most important obstacle to the development of effective policies in South Vietnam was not the limits of British …
A Fiasco of Noble Proportions
The 1967 presidential elections in South Vietnam presented U.S. policymakers with their last opportunity to establish a potentially popular and legitimate non-communist government there. This article examines how and why the Johnson administration squandered this opportunity over the course of 1967. U.S. policymakers faced the choice of intervening actively to promote a more civilian popular government or adopting a stance of non-intervention tha…
The lost revolution
This article examines Edward Lansdale's return to South Vietnam during the Johnson administration. Lansdale offered a persuasive critique of the mistakes the American policy in Vietnam, but his potential influence was severely limited by a combination of bureaucratic infighting in Saigon and a general indifference to the political aspects of the conflict in Washington. While Lansdale was unable to signiflcantly influence the policies of the Johns…
Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland
Journal Article Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland: A Carroll Saga, 1500–1782, Ronald Hoffman and Sally D. Mason Get access James McAllister James McAllister The Queen's University, Belfast Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 116, Issue 465, February 2001, Pages 220–221, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/116.465.220 Published: 01 February 2001
What America Owes the World
Empire” by Integration
Forced to Choose
Colonial America, 1607-1776
Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut
Empire” by Integration
Only Religions Count in Vietnam
Thich Tri Quang has long been one of the most controversial actors in the history of the Vietnam War. Scholars on the right have argued that Tri Quang was in all likelihood a communist agent operating at the behest of Hanoi. Scholars on the left have argued that Tri Quang was a peaceful religious leader devoted to democracy and a rapid end to the war. This article argues that neither of these interpretations is persuasive. As American officials r…
The Limits of Influence in Vietnam
This article examines Great Britain's role in South Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Great Britain and the United States certainly did not enjoy a special relationship in South Vietnam, but it is also true that some British officials did manage to exert a real influence on the policy choices of the kennedy administration. The most important obstacle to the development of effective policies in South Vietnam was not the limits of British …
The lost revolution
This article examines Edward Lansdale's return to South Vietnam during the Johnson administration. Lansdale offered a persuasive critique of the mistakes the American policy in Vietnam, but his potential influence was severely limited by a combination of bureaucratic infighting in Saigon and a general indifference to the political aspects of the conflict in Washington. While Lansdale was unable to signiflcantly influence the policies of the Johns…
Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut
Colonial America, 1607-1776
Empire” by Integration
Forced to Choose
What America Owes the World
Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland
Journal Article Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland: A Carroll Saga, 1500–1782, Ronald Hoffman and Sally D. Mason Get access James McAllister James McAllister The Queen's University, Belfast Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 116, Issue 465, February 2001, Pages 220–221, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/116.465.220 Published: 01 February 2001
The lost revolution
This article examines Edward Lansdale's return to South Vietnam during the Johnson administration. Lansdale offered a persuasive critique of the mistakes the American policy in Vietnam, but his potential influence was severely limited by a combination of bureaucratic infighting in Saigon and a general indifference to the political aspects of the conflict in Washington. While Lansdale was unable to signiflcantly influence the policies of the Johns…
A Fiasco of Noble Proportions
The 1967 presidential elections in South Vietnam presented U.S. policymakers with their last opportunity to establish a potentially popular and legitimate non-communist government there. This article examines how and why the Johnson administration squandered this opportunity over the course of 1967. U.S. policymakers faced the choice of intervening actively to promote a more civilian popular government or adopting a stance of non-intervention tha…
The Limits of Influence in Vietnam
This article examines Great Britain's role in South Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Great Britain and the United States certainly did not enjoy a special relationship in South Vietnam, but it is also true that some British officials did manage to exert a real influence on the policy choices of the kennedy administration. The most important obstacle to the development of effective policies in South Vietnam was not the limits of British …
Ordering Germans
Journal Article Ordering Germans Get access Cultures of Order: Leadership, Language, and Social Reconstruction in Germany and Japan. By Weber Katja Kowert Paul A.Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. 205 pp., $65.00 cloth (ISBN: 978-0-7914-7211-8). James McAllister James McAllister Department of Political Science, Williams College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Vo…
Only Religions Count in Vietnam
Thich Tri Quang has long been one of the most controversial actors in the history of the Vietnam War. Scholars on the right have argued that Tri Quang was in all likelihood a communist agent operating at the behest of Hanoi. Scholars on the left have argued that Tri Quang was a peaceful religious leader devoted to democracy and a rapid end to the war. This article argues that neither of these interpretations is persuasive. As American officials r…
What Can One Man Do? Nguyễn Đức Thẳng and the Limits of Reform in South Vietnam
This article examines the rise and fall of Nguyễn Đức Thằng. The leader of the Revolutionary Development program after 1965, General Nguyễn Đức Thằng was viewed by top officials in the Johnson administration as the most promising reformist leader in the entire history of South Vietnam. Despite extensive American support for his goals, Nguyễn Đức Thằng's reformist objectives were thwarted by President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and corrupt ARVN military eli…
Who Lost Vietnam? Soldiers, Civilians, and U.S. Military Strategy
Scholars have long argued about why the United States pursued a conventional military strategy during the Vietnam War rather than one based on counterinsurgency principles. A recent article in this journal by Jonathan Caverley presents a bold challenge to the historiography of the Vietnam War. Rejecting the standard historical focus on the organizational culture and strategic perspective of Gen. William Westmoreland and the U.S. Army, Caverley ar…
The Cambodian Wars
Scholarly interest in the conflict in Cambodia has always lagged considerably behind interest in the Vietnam conflict. In his new book, Kenneth Conboy begins to rectify that imbalance by providing a comprehensive account of the conflict in Cambodia from the 1960s to the complete withdrawal of Vietnamese troops and the completion of the United Nations (UN)–sponsored election process in the 1990s. What makes the book particularly valuable is the au…
The Gender Similarities Hypothesis
The current study involved multilevel analysis of high-stakes examination results (i.e., GCSE) in Northern Ireland to investigate gender differentials in mathematical achievement, whereas most previous research in the area used results from low-stakes tests (i.e., PISA, TIMSS). The analysis supported the gender similarities hypothesis with respect to both overall and content domain-specific mathematical attainment. Similar conclusions were drawn …
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