Description: This multidimensional volume covers Fulbright's development as a national and global voice on foreign relations, as he wrestled with the political controversies of the US South during the civil rights movement, worked with and challenged executive power, and shaped the Fulbright program for educational exchange.
Brief description: Alessandro Brogi is professor of history at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of L'Italia e l'egemonia americana nel Mediterraneo, A Question of Self-Esteem: The United States and the Cold War Choices in France and Italy, 1944-1958, and Confronting America: The Cold War between the United States and the Communists in Franceand Italy.
Review Quotes:
This is a first-rate collection of essays by established and upcoming scholars that draw upon a variety of archival and other primary sources to highlight various aspects of William Fulbright's career. While shedding new light on Fulbright, the book also broadens our understanding of the vital role Congress has played in shaping American foreign policy.
--Michael Brenes, author of For Might and Right: The Cold War and the Remaking of American Democracy