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Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography
Hill and Wang
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9780809095377
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The definitive biography of Henry Kissingerat least for those who neither revere nor revile him Over the past six decades, Henry Kissinger has been Americas most consistently praisedand reviledpublic figure. He was hailed as a miracle worker for his peacemaking in the Middle East, pursuit of détente with the Soviet Union, negotiation of an end to the Vietnam War, and secret plan to open the United States to China. He was assailed from the left and from the right for his indifference to human rights, complicity in the pointless sacrifice of American and Vietnamese lives, and reliance on deception and intrigue. Was he a brilliant master strategistthe 20th centurys greatest 19th century statesmanor a cold-blooded monster who eroded Americas moral standing for the sake of self-promotion? In this masterfully researched biography, the renowned diplomatic historian Thomas Schwartz offers an authoritative, and fair-minded, answer to this question. While other biographers have engaged in hagiography or demonology, Schwartz takes a measured view of his subject. He recognizes Kissingers successes and acknowledges that Kissinger thought seriously and with great insight about the foreign policy issues of his time, while also recognizing his failures, his penchant for backbiting, and his reliance on ingratiating and fawning praise of the president as a source of power. Throughout, Schwartz stresses Kissingers artful invention of himself as a celebrity diplomat and his domination of the medium of television news. He also notes Kissingers sensitivity to domestic and partisan politics, complicatingand underminingthe image of the far-seeing statesman who stands above the squabbles of popular strife. Rounded and textured, and rich with new insights into key dilemmas of American power, Henry Kissinger and American Power stands as an essential guide to a man whose legacy is as complex as the last sixty years of US history itself.
- | Author: Thomas A. Schwartz
- | Publisher: Hill and Wang
- | Publication Date: August 25, 2020
- | Number of Pages: 560 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0809095378
- | ISBN-13: 9780809095377
- Author:
- Thomas A. Schwartz
- Publisher:
- Hill and Wang
- Publication Date:
- August 25, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 560 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0809095378
- ISBN-13:
- 9780809095377