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Hanhimäki, Jussi M.,‏ 1965-

The flawed architect : Henry Kissinger and American foreign policy / Henry Kissinger and American foreign policy Jussi Hanhimäki. - xxii, 554 pages : photographs, plans ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.


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.

ISBN: 0195172213 (acidfree paper) 9780195172218

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kissinger, Henry, 1923-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations--1969-1974.
United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Subjects--Index Terms:

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 973.924092 / HAN