Introduction: The civic internationalism of Main Street -- Cooperation among gentlemen: Main Street meets the world -- No foreigners allowed: the world meets Main Street -- The elimination of differences: Main Street meets Tokyo -- Through earthquake and fire: Tokyo meets Main Street -- Under the shadow of Rotary: when Main Streets collide -- Trailing along through Asia: Main Street comes full circle -- Conclusion: From here on!
Summary:
"Rotary International spreads America's good news. The organization spent the interwar years convincing Main Street and the world at large that America's promise lay in cooperation and service under capitalism, values that could knit the globe together. In the process, Brendan Goff argues, Rotary became an extension of US power."-- Provided by publisher.
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