Mad Dog?’ Samuel Huntington and the Vietnam War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11158693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Gawthorpe (0000-0002-7690-0780, Leiden University, corresponding author), Andrew J Gawthorpe (Institute for History, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 301-325 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402390.2016.1265510 |
| OpenAlex | W2563576889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
Harvard professor Samuel P. Huntington has frequently been considered a Vietnam War hawk. His observation that 'forced-draft urbanization' might help the United States win the war has come to define his engagement in contemporary strategic debates. This essay argues that both Huntington's academic work and his private policy advice to the U.S. Government in fact urged a political settlement to the conflict. It argues that in spite of this, Huntington refused to break publicly with the U.S. policy because of his wider concern over what he saw as a crisis of authority in the U.S. foreign policy and governing institutions in the era
Economic history · Economics · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Vietnam War · Work (physics · American Political and Social Dynamics · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · History · Law · Public Administration · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |