{"product_id":"an-outsider-in-the-white-house-9780801448157","title":"An Outsider in the White House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Glad has written a thoroughly researched and richly detailed account of the Carter White House foreign policymaking process. Although there are many worthy previous scholarly works on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy and White House decision-making process, Glad's book brings new insights that she developed from years of careful examination of original documents, personal interviews, and correspondence with key players, among many other valuable sources. Her book is a model of solid academic research and analysis that will stand for years as the definitive work on this topic.\u003c\/p\u003e * Political Science Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a whale of a book by a fine writer with an eye for social and psychological detail and an encyclopedia knowledge of everything that was thought and said and written by everyone involved in foreign policy formulation during every hour of the Carter administration.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003ePart 1: THE PLAYERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. High Expectations\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Foreign Policy Team \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Brzezinski Advantage\u003cb\u003ePart 2: EARLY COMMITMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Early Fumbles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Recovery\u003cbr\u003e 6. Human Rights and the Soviet Target\u003cbr\u003e 7. Competition in the Horn of Africa\u003cbr\u003e 8. Negotiations with Panama\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dealing with Congress\u003cbr\u003e 10. SALT and the Senate\u003cb\u003ePart 3: MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Tilt toward China\u003cbr\u003e 12. Building the Security Relationship\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Impact of a Motivated Tactician\u003cbr\u003e 14. Maestro of the Camp David Talks\u003cbr\u003e 15. Support Teams and the Road Ahead\u003cb\u003ePart 4: CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. Confronting a Regime Change\u003cbr\u003e 17. Scrambling for Options\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Soviet Brigade \"Crisis\"\u003cbr\u003e 19. Afghanistan: Formulating a Response\u003cbr\u003e 20. Exacting a Price\u003cb\u003ePart 5: RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21. MAD and the Pursuit of PD-59\u003cbr\u003e 22. Shadowing the Soviets\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Death of the Archbishop\u003cb\u003ePart 6: FINALE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 25. Operation Eagle Claw\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Final Months\u003cbr\u003e 27. Jimmy Carter and the American Mission\u003ci\u003eAppendix. American and Foreign Actors: Specific Issues\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405132833111,"sku":"9780801448157","price":27.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801448157.jpg?v=1730488825","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-outsider-in-the-white-house-9780801448157","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}