1950s USA
20th-century history
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American history
American presidency
Author_Adam Boon
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cold war
Cold War history
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Nikita Khrushchev
nuclear arms race
political history
post-revisionism
presidential leadership
revisionism
Soviet Union
U.S. foreign policy
Product details
- ISBN 9781399545310
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Assesses the mode and quality of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential leadership by analysing his contribution to American policy towards the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1961.
???????Three overarching questions are explored. First: how did Eisenhower, as president, lead his administration's policy towards the Soviet Union? Second: what general observations can be made about Eisenhower's presidential leadership based on this account of how he managed Soviet policy? Third: what does this mean for how Eisenhower's leadership has been framed to date?
The book offers a nuanced comparison of Eisenhower's performance across separate elements of presidential leadership, how they knitted together as a whole and his evolution as a leader over eight years. It provides a basis for scrutinising cornerstones of Eisenhower scholarship, including the pervasive conception of 'hidden-hand' leadership, which has long had a transformative impact on interpretations of Eisenhower's presidency.
Adam Boon received a PhD in History from Queen Mary, University of London in 2021. His doctoral research provided the foundation for this book. He is now an analyst at the UK Government.
