Henry Kissinger and the American century / Jeremi Suri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Suri, Jeremi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023--Political and social views.

Kissinger, Henry.

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023.

Political and social views.

United States--Foreign relations--1969-1974.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1974-1977.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Suri offers a thought-provoking, interpretive study of one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with Kissinger and others, Suri analyzes the sources of Kissingers ideas and explains why he pursued the policies he did.

Contents:

Introduction: The Making of the American Century 1

1 Democracy and Its Discontents 16

2 Transatlantic Ties 52

3 The Cold War University 92

4 A Strategy of Limits 138

5 A Statesman's Revolution 197

6 From Germany to Jerusalem 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-344) and index.

ISBN:

9780674025790

0674025792

OCLC:

85484927