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The inevitability of tragedy : Henry Kissinger and his world, Barry Gewen
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- Summary
- "A fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power, and national interest. The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger that examines his unique role in government through his ideas. It analyzes the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and Chile by offering an understanding of his definition of realism; his seemingly amoral belief that foreign affairs must be conducted through a balance of power; and his "un-American" view that promoting democracy is most likely to result in repeated defeats for the United States. Barry Gewen places Kissinger's ideas in a European context by tracing them through his experience as a refugee from Nazi Germany and exploring the links between his notions of power and those of his mentor, Hans Morgenthau, the father of realism, as well as those of two other German-Jewish émigrés who shared his concerns about the weaknesses of democracy: Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781324004059
- Label
- The inevitability of tragedy : Henry Kissinger and his world
- Title
- The inevitability of tragedy
- Title remainder
- Henry Kissinger and his world
- Statement of responsibility
- Barry Gewen
- Title variation
- Henry Kissinger and his world
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power, and national interest. The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger that examines his unique role in government through his ideas. It analyzes the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and Chile by offering an understanding of his definition of realism; his seemingly amoral belief that foreign affairs must be conducted through a balance of power; and his "un-American" view that promoting democracy is most likely to result in repeated defeats for the United States. Barry Gewen places Kissinger's ideas in a European context by tracing them through his experience as a refugee from Nazi Germany and exploring the links between his notions of power and those of his mentor, Hans Morgenthau, the father of realism, as well as those of two other German-Jewish émigrés who shared his concerns about the weaknesses of democracy: Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gewen, Barry
- Dewey number
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- 327.730092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E840.8.K58
- LC item number
- G46 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kissinger, Henry
- Statesmen
- Kissinger, Henry
- United States
- United States
- Label
- The inevitability of tragedy : Henry Kissinger and his world, Barry Gewen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1102473482
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781324004059
- Lccn
- 2019050503
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1102473482
- Label
- The inevitability of tragedy : Henry Kissinger and his world, Barry Gewen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1102473482
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781324004059
- Lccn
- 2019050503
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1102473482
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