Nixon in the World: American Foreign Relations, 1969-1977
"Logevall and Preston have done a splendid job assembling a valuable collection that should help quiet those who continue to celebrate Nixon's diplomatic brilliance."--Melvin Small,The Journal of American History"An outstanding overview of the Nixon era in international affairs.Nixon in the Worldhelps us better understand both the historical uniqueness of thedétenteapproach, and the reasons for its defeat."--Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics"'Rescuing choice from circumstance' was a mantra of Nixon and Kissinger as they tried to steer the ship of state in the face of turmoil abroad and turbulence at home. These essays vividly illuminate the challenges they faced, the methods they employed, and the successes and failures they experienced. The book is a major contribution to our understanding of a fascinating era in the history of U.S. foreign relations."--Melvyn P. Leffler, author ofFor the Soul of Mankind"These essays shed much light on the fascinating and elusive Nixon administration. Each is excellent and can be read with profit by itself, but unlike many collections it is even better read cover-to-cover. Both Nixon as a peculiar leader and American foreign policy are revealed in rich detail."--Robert Jervis, author ofAmerican Foreign Policy in a New Era"This volume offers a fresh perspective, and...I highly recommend it to specialists and non-specialists alike." -Dan Caldwell,Journal of Cold War Studies"An outstanding volume...a book to be read in its entirety." --Diplomatic History"Nixon in the Worldcasts aside many of the polemics that attached themselves to the thirty-seventh president during the 1970s, and advances in their place a confident yet nuanced story about détente ...Nixon in the Worldtells a story of U.S. foreign policy during this age of upheaval, and it does so with analytical precision and interpretive balance." --H-Net Reviews