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American Diplomacy: Sixtieth-Anniversary Expanded Edition Paperback – 21 June 2012

by George F. Kennan (Author), John J. Mearsheimer (Introduction)
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For more than sixty years, George F. Kennan’s American Diplomacy has been a standard work on American foreign policy. Drawing on his considerable diplomatic experience and expertise, Kennan offers an overview and critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, and whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies and result in overstretch. Keenly aware of the dangers of military intervention and the negative effects of domestic politics on foreign policy, Kennan identifies troubling inconsistencies in the areas between actions and ideals―even when the strategies in question turned out to be decided successes.

In this expanded sixtieth-anniversary edition, a substantial new introduction by John J. Mearsheimer, one of America’s leading political realists, provides new understandings of Kennan’s work and explores its continued resonance. As America grapples with its new role as one power among many―rather than as the “indispensable nation” that sees “further into the future”―Kennan’s perceptive analysis of the past is all the more relevant. Today, as then, the pressing issue of how to wield power with prudence and responsibility remains, and Kennan’s cautions about the cost of hubris are still timely. Refreshingly candid, American Diplomacy cuts to the heart of policy issues that continue to be hotly debated today.

“These celebrated lectures, delivered at the University of Chicago in 1950, were for many years the most widely read account of American diplomacy in the first half of the twentieth century.”―Foreign Affairs, Significant Books of the Last 75 Years

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    Walgreen Foundation Lectures
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    21 June 2012
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    13.34 x 1.78 x 21.59 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0226431487
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    978-0226431482
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"The best short summary of the subject."

--Henry A. Kissinger (11/13/2011 12:00:00 AM)

"Part of what makes Kennan so compelling is the sheer beauty of his prose--few other historians come close to matching its gorgeousness, which seems to come from his deep reading of great works of fiction. But what makes us go back to Kennan's worksdecades after the Cold War are his enduring insights into American foreign policy. . . . To profit from his genius, American Diplomacy is the best place to start."
-- "American Conservative" (6/13/2013 12:00:00 AM)

"A book about foreign policy by a man who really knows something about foreign policy."

-- "New York Times"

"A classic foreign policy text."

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George F. Kennan (1904-2005) was an ambassador to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *University of Chicago Press; Enlarged edition (21 June 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226431487
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226431482
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 1.78 x 21.59 cm
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Robert Clarke
5.0 out of 5 stars Key lessons for Russia and China today
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Most Americans today won't know who Kennan was, but he was the talk of DC back in the 50s. The man was a premier diplomat, who served all over the world and through the State Department, and was the key architect of America's policy of containment during the Cold War - Kennan convinced multiple administrations that cooler heads and a focus on diplomacy over bombs would lead to the collapse of the USSR - with the two notable failures (that he explores in the tail end of this book) of Korea and Vietnam.

This is a great exploration of how America approached the Cold War, with some key lessons for what to do - and not do - today with Russia and China.
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Kent Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative Historical Review
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Not finished yet, but so far I am better informed about the past. For example, historically America was very dependent on having allies in Europe and the far East who would provide enough balance in these areas to discourage one country from becoming supreme. For example in Europe this was England. Should an imbalance happen and one country succeed in dominating either area, the US would be threatened.
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