Thompson, Kenneth W(infred)

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THOMPSON, Kenneth W(infred)

THOMPSON, Kenneth W(infred). American, b. 1921. Genres: International relations/Current affairs. Career: Newman Professor of Govt and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1975. Vice- President, The Rockefeller Foundation, NYC, 1961-73. Publications: Christian Ethics and the Dilemmas of Foreign Policy, 1959; Political Realism and the Crisis of World Politics, 1960; American Diplomacy and Emergent Patterns, 1962; Moral Issue in Statecraft, 1966; Foreign Assistance: A View from the Private Sector, 1972; Understanding World Politics, 1975; Higher Education and Social Change, 2 vols, 1976-77; Interpreters and Critics of the Cold War, 1978; Foreign Policy and the Democratic Process, 1978; Ethics, Functionalism and Power, 1979; Masters of International Thought, 1980; Morality and Foreign Policy, 1980; Portraits of American Presidents: F.D.R. through Bush, vols 1-15, 1982-92; The Presidency and the Public Philosophy; Cold War Theories, 1943-53, vol I; Winston Churchill's World View: Statesmanship and Power; Toynbee's Philosophy of World History and Politics, 1985; Moralism and Morality in Politics and Diplomacy, 1985; (ed.) Arms Control and National Security, vols 1-19, 1986-89; Theory and Practice in International Relations, 1987; Traditions and Values in Politics and Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, 1992; Fathers of International Thought, 1993; Schools of Thought in International Relations: Interpreters, Issues and Morality, 1996; Statesmen Who Were Never President, 1996.

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