George Kennan and the Dilemmas of US Foreign Policy (Paperback, New ed)

One of a select group of American foreign service officers to receive specialized training on the Soviet Union in the late 1920s and early 1930s, George Frost Kennan eventually became the American government's chief expert on Soviet affairs during the height of the Cold War.
Drawing upon a wealth of original research, David Mayers' fascinating life of George Kennan examines his high-level participation in foreign policy-making and interprets his political and philosophical development within a historical framework. Mayers presents an engaging and lucid account of Kennan's training; his rise to prominence during the late 1940s and his policy failures; and his later roles as critic of America's external policy, advocate of detente with the Soviet Union, and proponent of nuclear arms limitation. Mayers also explores Kennan's complicated relationships with such important political figures and analysts as Dean Acheson, John Foster Dulles, and Walter Lippmann.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	April 1990
Authors:	David Mayers (Associate Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506318-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-19-506318-X
Barcode:	9780195063189

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