Sobre l'autor
Obres de Benn Steil
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1963-05-18
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Educació
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S.|Economics)
University of Oxford (Nuffield College|Ph.D.|Economics)
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Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 11
- Membres
- 549
- Popularitat
- #45,447
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 7
- ISBN
- 39
- Llengües
- 4
When discussing Bernie’s Green New Deal, some mention that it is the only plan that is like the Marshall Plan in that it is international in scope. During the current Covid-19 crisis, I’ve also heard calls for a “new Marshall Plan.” With the term popping up so much, I thought it time I learn a little more about the subject.
True to its subtitle, this book tells the first chapter of the story of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, with the Marshall Plan as a backdrop. If you’re hoping for a methodical exploration of the use of funds and methods for deployment of the Marshall Plan (as was I), this in not the text you’re looking for. Although these things are covered, it feels like more of an afterthought near the end of the book as opposed to the primary focus.
Last year I read “Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan,” by Herbert P. Bix. It is a lengthy treatise on World War II from the Japanese perspective. Although Steil’s book is about the aftermath of WWII as opposed to the war itself, this book still filled in a lot of gaps in my understanding of this era, particularly as it relates to post-war Europe, America, and the Soviet Union.
The book is impressively well-researched, citing a lot of primary-source material and discourse from the era, including previously-classified material. In some ways, given the grain of detail, it almost feels like a work of fiction. That said, Steil could have spent more time on charter development.
The Marshall Plan has been unrivaled in its humanitarian ambitions, and is something for our generation to aspire to. And, as seemingly with any political project, such as the abolition of slavery—it has as much to do with economic hegemony, power, and empire as it does with humanitarianism.… (més)