| Description |
1 online resource (248 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Essays for the third century
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Essays for the third century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Inherited Situation; 2. The Nixon Foreign Policy; 3. Arms Transfer Policy and Mechanisms; 4. Middle East Policy Objectives; 5. Egypt as the Key; 6. Trying to Live with Israel; 7. Jordan and the Persian Gulf Mosaic; 8. NATO and West European Arms Transfers; 9. Latin America, Asia, and Africa; 10. Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Arms Transfer Figures and Tables; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Summary |
A model of policy analysis, Arms Transfers under Nixon provides a lucid and lively demonstration of how the Nixon administration combined skillful diplomacy and the adroit use of arms transfers to bring about a remarkable series of American foreign policy achievements. The Middle East provides the most dramatic example. Here, the Arab-Israeli military balance was stabilized, Egypt was persuaded and enabled to forsake its heavy dependence upon the Soviet Union, conditions favorable to peace negotiations were arranged, and important interim agreements were brokered by the United States. In the P. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. |
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Military assistance, American -- History -- 20th century.
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Military assistance, American. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Arms transfers -- United States -- 20th century.
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Arms transfers. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974.
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1969-1974 |
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1900-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Arms transfers 20 century United States |
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Military assistance, American History 20th century |
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Nixon, Richard M. |
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United States Foreign relations 1969-1974 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sorley, Lewis. Arms Transfers under Nixon : A Policy Analysis. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813104041 |
| ISBN |
9780813149332 (electronic book) |
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0813149339 (electronic book) |
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