| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Ambassadors - United States - Biography; Historians - United States - Biography; Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005; Soviet Union - Foreign relations - United States; United States - Foreign relations - Soviet Union |
| Publication Date |
September 1972 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.2
x
6.4
mm)
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| Publisher |
Little Brown & Company |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Personal Details |
| Store |
Powell's City of Books |
| Purchase Price |
$7.50 |
| Acquire Date |
3/20/2014 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E748.K374 A3 |
| Dewey |
327/.73 |
| ISBN |
9780316488457 |
| Cover Price |
$12.50 |
| No. of Pages |
392 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Very good in good dj. Dj has small open tear. Text block clean and tight.
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This second volume of Kennan's memoirs takes us from the Korean War to the end of his tenure as ambassador to Yugoslavia. The highlights are his ambassadorship in the Soviet Union, his battle against McCarthyism, the 1957 Reith Lectures, and his time in Yugoslavia. Liberally sprinkled with excepts from his diaries and official papers, his story is one primarily of frustration. In effect, this is a first-rate critique of the Cold War.
Kennan, in my view, was a most misunderstood figure. I was only vaguely familiar of who he was when he died. At that time, he was identified as the originator of the Truman doctrine, of containment of the Soviet Union. I always felt this was a flawed response to Soviet policy and was prepared to disagree much with his views. Instead, I learn that he was misconstrued and misunderstood, or made his views known late or to the wrong people.
Highly recommended to students of the Cold War in particular and the Foreign Service in general. |
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