Waterstones American Diplomacy – Sixtieth–Anniversary Expanded Edition
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Brand: Waterstones
Description: For more than fifty years, George F. Kennan's American Diplomacy has been a standard work on American foreign policy. Drawing on his considerable diplomatic experience and expertise, Kennan offers an overview and critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, and whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies and result in overstretch. Keenly aware of the dangers of military intervention and the negative effects of domestic politics on foreign policy, Kennan identifies troubling inconsistencies in the areas between actions and ideals - even when the strategies in question turned out to be decided successes. In this expanded fiftieth-anniversary edition, a substantial new introduction by John J. Mearsheimer, one of America's leading political realists, provides new understandings of Kennan's work and explores its continued resonance. As America grapples with its new role as one power among many - rather than as the indispensable nation that sees further into the future - Kennan's perceptive analysis of the past is all the more relevant. Today, as then, the pressing issue of how to wield power with prudence and responsibility remains, and Kennan's cautions about the cost of hubris are still timely. Refreshingly candid, American Diplomacy cuts to the heart of policy issues that continue to be hotly debated today. Waterstones American Diplomacy – Sixtieth–Anniversary Expanded Edition - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780226431482
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ISBN: 9780226431482
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Author: Robert Clarke
Rating: 5
Review: Most Americans today won't know who Kennan was, but he was the talk of DC back in the 50s. The man was a premier diplomat, who served all over the world and through the State Department, and was the key architect of America's policy of containment during the Cold War - Kennan convinced multiple administrations that cooler heads and a focus on diplomacy over bombs would lead to the collapse of the USSR - with the two notable failures (that he explores in the tail end of this book) of Korea and Vietnam. This is a great exploration of how America approached the Cold War, with some key lessons for what to do - and not do - today with Russia and China.
Author: Kevin
Rating: 1
Review: John Mearsheimer introduction was excellent, will not comment on the rest of the book.
