George Kennan and the Dilemmas of Us Foreign Policy

by David Allan Mayers

Book Overview

This political-intellectual biography is the first to consider the thought of George Frost Kennan in the context of his many years of government service and subsequent political counsel. Drawing on in-depth and original research in a variety of archival collections, Mayers presents a comprehensive, critical review of Kennan's participation in foreign policy--from fledgling diplomat in Moscow in 1933 to respected critic on the sidelines. Stressing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195051394
• ISBN13: 9780195051391
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"