| Description |
xxii, 554 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [534]-539) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a prize-winning performance? -- The aspiring statesman -- Kissinger, Nixon, and the challenges of '69 -- Bombs and back channels -- Progress and promise -- Negotiating in the shadow of war -- Crises and opportunities -- Breakthroughs -- The first test : Triangulation diplomacy and the Indo-Pakistani war -- "The week that changed the world" -- High stakes : triangulation, Moscow, and Vietnam -- Exiting Vietnam -- Highs and lows -- Secretary of State -- Unilateral advantage : the October war and shuttle diplomacy -- Nixon's farewell : Watergate, Kissinger and foreign policy -- Renewal? Ford, Vladivostok, and Kissinger -- Not our loss : exit from Vietnam -- The worst hour : Angola and East Timor -- "Worse than in the days of McCarthy" : Kissinger and the marathon of 1976 -- The chairman 'on trial' -- Conclusion : the flawed architect. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Henry Kissinger and American foreign policy |
| ISBN |
0195172213 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195172218 |
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9780195346749 (electronic bk.) |
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