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The Transformation of American International Power in the 1970s /
"Barbara Zanchetta analyzes the evolution of American-Soviet relations during the 1970s, from the rise of detente during the Nixon administration to the policy's crisis and fall during the final years of the Carter presidency. This study traces lines of continuity among the Nixon, Ford and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Barbara Zanchetta analyzes the evolution of American-Soviet relations during the 1970s, from the rise of detente during the Nixon administration to the policy's crisis and fall during the final years of the Carter presidency. This study traces lines of continuity among the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations and assesses its effects on the ongoing redefinition of America's international role in the post-Vietnam era. Against the background of superpower cooperation in arms control, Dr Zanchetta analyzes aspects of the global bipolar competition, including US-China relations, the turmoil in Iran and Afghanistan, and the crises in Angola and the Horn of Africa. In doing so, she unveils both the successful transformation of American international power during the 1970s and its long-term problematic legacy"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 329 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461950691 1461950694 9781139644525 1139644521 9781107465299 110746529X 9781107468825 1107468825 |