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Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 27 – Vietnam: Nixon

This chapter discusses the end of the Vietnam War, during Nixon’s presidency in the United States.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 26 – Vietnam: Kennedy and Johnson

This chapter discusses the increased American participation in the Vietnam War, culminating in the administration of Lyndon Johnson.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 25 – Vietnam: Truman and Eisenhower

This chapter examines how the United States began its involvement in Vietnam, aiming to contain Communist ideology despite the complexities of local dynamics.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 24 – Concepts of Western Unity

This chapter discusses the different strategies of American, British and French statesmen to face the expansionism of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The History of Fordism and Post-Fordism

Fordism was a rigid production system introduced in 1914, and Post-Fordism is a flexible production system that has prevailed since the 1970s.
Summary: Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger

Diplomacy, by Henry Kissinger, provides an extensive sweep of the history of international relations.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 20 – Negotiating with the Communists

This chapter discusses the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union prior to the death of Joseph Stalin.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 18 – The Success and the Pain of Containment

This chapter discusses the development of the containment doctrine — the American strategy to win the Cold War.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 17 – The Beginning of the Cold War

This chapter discusses the disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that would lead to the Cold War.