An outsider in the White House : Jimmy Carter, his advisors, and the making of American foreign policy / / Betty Glad
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Glad Betty
|
| Titolo: |
An outsider in the White House : Jimmy Carter, his advisors, and the making of American foreign policy / / Betty Glad
|
| Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.926092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States - Staff |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations 1977-1981 |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-385) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PLAYERS -- 1 HIGH EXPECTATIONS -- 2 THE FOREIGN POLICY TEAM -- 3 THE BRZEZINSKI ADVANTAGE -- EARLY COMMITMENTS -- 4 EARLY FUMBLES -- 5 RECOVERY -- 6 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SOVIET TARGET -- 7 COMPETITION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA -- 8 NEGOTIATIONS WITH PANAMA -- 9 DEALING WITH CONGRESS -- 10 SALT AND THE SENATE -- MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS -- 11 THE TILT TOWARD CHINA -- 12 BUILDING THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP -- 13 THE IMPACT OF A MOTIVATED TACTICIAN -- 14 MAESTRO OF THE CAMP DAVID TALKS -- 15 SUPPORT TEAMS AND THE ROAD AHEAD -- CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS -- 16 CONFRONTING A REGIME CHANGE -- 17 SCRAMBLING FOR OPTIONS -- 18 THE SOVIET BRIGADE "CRISIS" -- 19 AFGHANISTAN: FORMULATING A RESPONSE -- 20 EXACTING A PRICE -- RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR -- 21 MAD AND THE PURSUIT OF PD-59 -- 22 SHADOWING THE SOVIETS -- 23 THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND -- 24 THE DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP -- FINALE -- 25 OPERATION EAGLE CLAW -- 26 THE FINAL MONTHS -- 27 JIMMY CARTER AND THE AMERICAN MISSION -- Appendix AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ACTORS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Jimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign-policy decision making. He wound up with a "team of rivals" who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding foreign affairs. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An outsider in the White House |
| ISBN: | 9780801460180 |
| 0801460182 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910971281303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |