Henry Kissinger and the American Century

Name: Henry Kissinger and the American Century
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ISBN: 9780674032521

ISBN-10: 0674032527

ISBN-13: 9780674032521

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jeremi Suri

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What made Henry Kissinger the kind of diplomat he was? What experiences and influences shaped his worldview and provided the framework for his approach to international relations? Jeremi Suri offers a thought-provoking, interpretive study of one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the twentieth century.Drawing on research in more than six countries in addition to extensive interviews with Kissinger and others, Suri analyzes the sources of Kissinger's ideas and power and explains why he pursued the policies he did. Kissinger's German-Jewish background, fears of democratic weakness, belief in the primacy of the relationship between the United States and Europe, and…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.97" wide x 8.98" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Karen L. King is Hollis Professor of Divinity at the Divinity School, Harvard University.Jeremi Suri is E. Gordon Fox Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.



List of Illustrations


Introduction: The Making of the American Century



Democracy and Its Discontents



Transatlantic Ties



The Cold War University



A Strategy of Limits



A Statesman's Revolution



From Germany to Jerusalem


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index