Diplomacy

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Political Science THE SEMINAL WORK ON FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ART OF DIPLOMACY Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America's approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations. Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive, Diplomacy stands as the culmination of a lifetime of diplomatic service and scholarship. It is vitai reading for anyone concerned with the forces that have shaped our world today and will impact upon it tomorrow. "Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on somé of the toughest questions of our time. . . . Its pages sparkle with insight." -Simon Schama, The New Yorker "This is a great book. . . . Brilliant in its analysis and masterly in its sweep." -George P. Shultz "This rich and absorbing work is both a brilliant study of the international crises that have... Tovább

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Political Science THE SEMINAL WORK ON FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ART OF DIPLOMACY Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow accounts of his negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes how the art of diplomacy has created the world in which we live, and how America's approach to foreign affairs has always differed vastly from that of other nations. Brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive, Diplomacy stands as the culmination of a lifetime of diplomatic service and scholarship. It is vitai reading for anyone concerned with the forces that have shaped our world today and will impact upon it tomorrow. "Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on somé of the toughest questions of our time. . . . Its pages sparkle with insight." -Simon Schama, The New Yorker "This is a great book. . . . Brilliant in its analysis and masterly in its sweep." -George P. Shultz "This rich and absorbing work is both a brilliant study of the international crises that have shaped the modern world and a provocative meditation on the American style in foreign affairs." -Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. "The most important work on diplomacy for thirty years." -Walter Laqueur, Chairman, International Research Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies 1 11 \. Kissingi r has served as National SÍecurity Adviser and as Secretary of State and has received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medál of Freedom, and the Medál of Liberty, among other awards. A former professor at Harvard and the author of many books, he lives in New York City. Vissza