U.S.-Vatican Relations, 1975–1980
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“An important addition to the story of U.S.-Vatican relations, which fluctuated widely for a century.” ––Ambassador Sam Gammon, former executive director, American Historical Association
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This book explores the bilateral relations between the United States and the Vatican from 1975 to 1980, a turbulent period that had two presidents, three presidential envoys, and three popes. This previously untold story shows how the United States and the Vatican worked quietly together behind the scenes to influence the international response to major issues of the day. Les mer
The confidential consultations at the Vatican by three special envoys and by Sarros in his role as charge and ambassador at the Vatican were critical in obtaining Vatican support on major international issues. The Vatican also derived substantial benefits from the partnership through U.S. support of Vatican initiatives in Lebanon and elsewhere, and by U.S. policies that gave Vatican diplomacy the flexibility to play a larger role in the international sphere. Sarros concludes that American diplomacy was successful at the Holy See during this period because it took advantage of the Vatican's overarching international strategy, which was to increase its influence through support for the global balance of power while blocking the expansion of Soviet power and communism in Europe. U.S.-Vatican Relations, 1975-1980 will be of interest to students and scholars of history and political science, especially in the fields of diplomatic relations and church history.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 496
- ISBN
- 9780268106812
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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“An important addition to the story of U.S.-Vatican relations, which fluctuated widely for a century.” ––Ambassador Sam Gammon, former executive director, American Historical Association
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"The scholarship is amazing: first-hand accounts, personal notes of the author, State Department documents, biographies, journals, and newspapers. In the field of resources on modern U.S.-Vatican relations, there is a significant gap that this book fills." —Andrew Essig, DeSales University
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"[T]his volume is useful for casting light on Vatican diplomacy and American policies. Particularly valuable are insights into the role of Agostino Casaroli, eventually cardinal secretary of state, in the Vatican’s foreign policy." —Choice
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