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Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
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- Book Title
- Kissinger's Shadow : the Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
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- Holt & Company, Henry
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Public Policy / Military Policy, United States / 20th Century, Military / General, International Relations / General, Political, Security (National & International)
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- 12.7 Oz
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- 5.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance In his fascinating new book Kissinger's Shadow , acclaimed historian Greg Grandin argues that to understand the crisis of contemporary America--its never-ending wars abroad and political polarization at home--we have to understand Henry Kissinger. Examining Kissinger's own writings, as well as a wealth of newly declassified documents, Grandin reveals how Richard Nixon's top foreign policy advisor, even as he was presiding over defeat in Vietnam and a disastrous, secret, and illegal war in Cambodia, was helping to revive a militarized version of American exceptionalism centered on an imperial presidency. Believing that reality could be bent to his will, insisting that intuition is more important in determining policy than hard facts, and vowing that past mistakes should never hinder future bold action, Kissinger anticipated, even enabled, the ascendance of the neoconservative idealists who took America into crippling wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Going beyond accounts focusing either on Kissinger's crimes or accomplishments, Grandin offers a compelling new interpretation of the diplomat's continuing influence on how the United States views its role in the world.
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Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
1627794492
ISBN-13
9781627794497
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208652726
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kissinger's Shadow : the Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Public Policy / Military Policy, United States / 20th Century, Military / General, International Relations / General, Political, Security (National & International)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.7 in
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Reviews
Grandin's brilliant, original, carefully researched, and wide-ranging book will change the way we understand the United States' role in the world during the past half century., A tour de force. Greg Grandin exposes Kissinger's vaunted approach to statecraft as little more than compulsive activism, typically relying on the threat or use of force, ignorant of history, devoid of any moral or ethical component, and discounting serious analysis in favor of intuition. Some realism. The field of Kissinger Studies begins here, with this book., Greg Grandin's brilliant account of Kissinger strips Kissinger's vaunted realism to the bone, revealing a skeleton of romantic American exceptionalism and a loving embrace of the will to power for power's sake. Kissinger's Shadow reveals the inbuilt denial mechanism of our all-pervasive national security state, which will never let past catastrophe get in the way of bold action in the future., Grandin is unsparing in his criticism of Kissinger and his theories, but his aims go beyond polemic . . . Ever the marvelous thinker, Grandin will have even the most ardent Kissinger foe enthralled ., Praise for The Empire of Necessity " The Empire of Necessity is scholarship at its best. Greg Grandin's deft penetration into the marrow of the slave industry is compelling, brilliant and necessary." - Toni Morrison "Engaging, richly informed . . . Grandin has produced a quietly powerful account that Melville himself would have admired." - Wall Street Journal "Powerful . . . a remarkable feat of research . . . a significant contribution to the largely impossible yet imperative effort to retrieve some trace of the countless lives that slavery consumed." - Andrew Delbanco, the New York Times Book Review, "This lucid, insightful analysis of the foreign policy legacy of Henry Kissinger [and] the shadow he casts on the world scene today is a must-read for politicos, students of history, and Americans of all political persuasions ." -- The Christian Science Monitor "A tour de force. Greg Grandin exposes Kissinger''s vaunted approach to statecraft as little more than compulsive activism, typically relying on the threat or use of force, ignorant of history, devoid of any moral or ethical component, and discounting serious analysis in favor of intuition. Some realism. The field of Kissinger studies begins here, with this book ." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America''s Path to Permanent War "Stirring . . . With an unassailable command of the facts -- is it possible that he''s read every word ever written about his subject? -- Grandin explains how Kissinger''s more baleful tactics have imprinted themselves on presidents and policymakers from both parties. . . . this is the sort of book that will always be timely, because it asks us to consider the link between today''s politics and tomorrow''s unanticipated consequences." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Grandin is unsparing in his criticism of Kissinger and his theories, but his aims go beyond polemic . . . Ever the marvelous thinker, Grandin will have even the most ardent Kissinger foe enthralled ." -- Publisher''s Weekly (starred review) "Nearly forty years after leaving government Henry Kissinger still casts an improbably vast shadow: puppet master of détente, shuttle diplomatist as canny magician, statesman as superstar. But as Greg Grandin shows, Kissinger casts a much more immediate--and malign--shadow over the country''s foreign policy, one in which acts of overwhelming violence are deemed vital to American ''leadership'' and ''credibility''. Hovering over the Iraq War, no less than over Vietnam, is the spirit of Henry Kissinger. Grandin, with scrupulous research and impassioned prose, lets us see it. An essential and most timely book ." -- Mark Danner, author of Stripping Bare the Body "An important book and an unsparing portrait of Kissinger''s legacy ." -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Greg Grandin''s brilliant account of Kissinger strips Kissinger''s vaunted realism to the bone, revealing a skeleton of romantic American exceptionalism and a loving embrace of the will to power for power''s sake. Kissinger''s Shadow reveals the inbuilt denial mechanism of our all-pervasive national security state, which will never let past catastrophe get in the way of bold action in the future." -- Marilyn Young, author of The Vietnam Wars "Grandin''s brilliant, original, carefully researched, and wide-ranging book will change the way we understand the United States'' role in the world during the past half century." -- Ben Kiernan, author of Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur "Grandin takes in the full sweep of American foreign policy under Kissinger''s "shadow" through the present-day quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan . . . A trenchant and succinct depiction of the ongoing artful dodging of the nonagenarian statesman" -- Kirkus Reviews "Grandin writes with literary flair and a sharp eye for the absurdities of politics." -- The Washington Post "Niall Ferguson, Kissinger''s authorized biographer, begins the arduous task of rolling his subject''s fallen reputation back up the hill. The historian Greg Grandin kicks it right back down again." -- Washington Monthly "Admirably lucid, even lively... Grandin, whose previous books include a winner of the Bancroft Prize and a finalist for both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, is an elegant, forceful writer." -- Boston Globe, A tour de force. Greg Grandin exposes Kissinger's vaunted approach to statecraft as little more than compulsive activism, typically relying on the threat or use of force, ignorant of history, devoid of any moral or ethical component, and discounting serious analysis in favor of intuition. Some realism. The field of Kissinger studies begins here, with this book ., A brilliant, original, carefully researched and wide-ranging book. It will change the way we understand the United States' role in the world during the past half-century., Stirring . . . With an unassailable command of the facts -- is it possible that he's read every word ever written about his subject? -- Grandin explains how Kissinger's more baleful tactics have imprinted themselves on presidents and policymakers from both parties. . . . this is the sort of book that will always be timely, because it asks us to consider the link between today's politics and tomorrow's unanticipated consequences., "This lucid, insightful analysis of the foreign policy legacy of Henry Kissinger [and] the shadow he casts on the world scene today is a must-read for politicos, students of history, and Americans of all political persuasions ." -- The Christian Science Monitor "A tour de force. Greg Grandin exposes Kissinger''s vaunted approach to statecraft as little more than compulsive activism, typically relying on the threat or use of force, ignorant of history, devoid of any moral or ethical component, and discounting serious analysis in favor of intuition. Some realism. The field of Kissinger studies begins here, with this book ." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of Washington Rules: America''s Path to Permanent War "Stirring . . . With an unassailable command of the facts -- is it possible that he''s read every word ever written about his subject? -- Grandin explains how Kissinger''s more baleful tactics have imprinted themselves on presidents and policymakers from both parties. . . . this is the sort of book that will always be timely, because it asks us to consider the link between today''s politics and tomorrow''s unanticipated consequences." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Grandin is unsparing in his criticism of Kissinger and his theories, but his aims go beyond polemic . . . Ever the marvelous thinker, Grandin will have even the most ardent Kissinger foe enthralled ." -- Publisher''s Weekly (starred review) "Nearly forty years after leaving government Henry Kissinger still casts an improbably vast shadow: puppet master of dtente, shuttle diplomatist as canny magician, statesman as superstar. But as Greg Grandin shows, Kissinger casts a much more immediate--and malign--shadow over the country''s foreign policy, one in which acts of overwhelming violence are deemed vital to American ''leadership'' and ''credibility''. Hovering over the Iraq War, no less than over Vietnam, is the spirit of Henry Kissinger. Grandin, with scrupulous research and impassioned prose, lets us see it. An essential and most timely book ." -- Mark Danner, author of Stripping Bare the Body "An important book and an unsparing portrait of Kissinger''s legacy ." -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune "Greg Grandin''s brilliant account of Kissinger strips Kissinger''s vaunted realism to the bone, revealing a skeleton of romantic American exceptionalism and a loving embrace of the will to power for power''s sake. Kissinger''s Shadow reveals the inbuilt denial mechanism of our all-pervasive national security state, which will never let past catastrophe get in the way of bold action in the future." -- Marilyn Young, author of The Vietnam Wars "Grandin''s brilliant, original, carefully researched, and wide-ranging book will change the way we understand the United States'' role in the world during the past half century." -- Ben Kiernan, author of Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur "Grandin takes in the full sweep of American foreign policy under Kissinger''s "shadow" through the present-day quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan . . . A trenchant and succinct depiction of the ongoing artful dodging of the nonagenarian statesman" -- Kirkus Reviews "Grandin writes with literary flair and a sharp eye for the absurdities of politics." -- The Washington Post "Niall Ferguson, Kissinger''s authorized biographer, begins the arduous task of rolling his subject''s fallen reputation back up the hill. The historian Greg Grandin kicks it right back down again." -- Washington Monthly "Admirably lucid, even lively... Grandin, whose previous books include a winner of the Bancroft Prize and a finalist for both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, is an elegant, forceful writer." -- Boston Globe, Grandin takes in the full sweep of American foreign policy under Kissinger's "shadow" through the present-day quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan . . . A trenchant and succinct depiction of the ongoing artful dodging of the nonagenarian statesman, This lucid, insightful analysis of the foreign policy legacy of Henry Kissinger [and] the shadow he casts on the world scene today is a must-read for politicos, students of history, and Americans of all political persuasions ., Nearly forty years after leaving government Henry Kissinger still casts an improbably vast shadow: puppet master of détente, shuttle diplomatist as canny magician, statesman as superstar. But as Greg Grandin shows, Kissinger casts a much more immediate -- and malign -- shadow over the country's foreign policy, one in which acts of overwhelming violence are deemed vital to American 'leadership' and 'credibility'. Hovering over the Iraq War, no less than over Vietnam, is the spirit of Henry Kissinger. Grandin, with scrupulous research and impassioned prose, lets us see it. An essential and most timely book .
Lccn
2015-003553
Dewey Decimal
327.2092 B
Lc Classification Number
E840.8.K58g695 2015
Table of Content
Prelude: On Not Seeing the Monster 1 Introduction:An Obituary Foretold 5 1. A Cosmic Beat 17 2. Ends and Means 36 3. Kissinger Smiled 53 4. Nixon Style 78 5.Anti-Kissinger 93 6. The Opposite of Unity 111 7. Secrecy and Spectacle 133 8. Inconceivable 156 9. Cause and Effect 173 10. Onward to the Gulf 187 11. Darkness into Light 203 Epilogue: Kissingerism without Kissinger 220 Notes 231 Acknowledgments 260 Index 263
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2015
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