Detente and the Nixon Doctrine: American Foreign Policy and the Pursuit of Stability, 1969-1976 (LSE Monographs in International Studies) - Softcover

Litwak, Robert S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521338344 ISBN 13: 9780521338349

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Although many volumes have been written on the Nixon–Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine. Enunciated by President Nixon in July 1969, the Nixon Doctrine established the basis not only for the subsequent American withdrawal from Vietnam, but also, more broadly, for US security policy towards the Third World. Along with US–Soviet detente, it stood as one of the two central elements of the Nixon–Kissinger diplomatic strategy.

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Review:

'Detente and the Nixon Doctrine is an important contribution to the historiography of American foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations.' American Political Science Review

'In his relatively short yet detailed book, Robert S. Litwak describes and analyses the Nixon Doctrine as applied in Vietnam as well as in other regions of interest to the United States ... This is an excellent book.' The Journal of American History

'It is an interesting book, full of solid and thoughtful argument, well presented.' Survival

'Cast in a fine historical context, Litwak's interpretation is fresh and challenging.' America

Book Description:

Although many volumes have been written on the Nixon–Kissinger foreign policy, this book provides the first sustained treatment of the Nixon Doctrine. The Nixon Doctrine established the basis not only for the subsequent American withdrawal from Vietnam, but also, more broadly, for US security policy towards the Third World.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521338344
• ISBN 13: 9780521338349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244