The transformation of American international power in the 1970s /
Zanchetta, Barbara,1976-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index.
Introduction -- Part I. The Remaking of American Global Power, 1969-1976: 1. The Nixon administration and a 'moment of beginning'; 2. The diplomatic revolution: the China opening; 3. An 'era of negotiation' versus the 'supreme test': Nixon between SALT I and Vietnam; 4. 'Protect me': Nixon and the Shah of Iran; 5. Détente questioned: domestic challenges and international crisis; 6. The Ford (and Kissinger) administration; 7. Defending the dual track: SALT II, Angola, and the crisis of détente -- Part II. Rethinking the Fall of Detente, 1977-1980: 8. The Carter administration's ambitious agenda; 9. Initial shift: the Horn of Africa; 10. Re-creating the strategic triangle: normalization with China and SALT II; 11. The loss of Iran; 12. Reaffirming containment: the Carter doctrine -- Conclusion.