George F. Kennan: An American Life Paperback - 2012
by John Lewis Gaddis
The full scope of George Kennan's long life and vast influence is revealed by one of today's most important Cold War scholars. Yale historian Gaddis began this magisterial history almost 30 years ago; the result is a remarkably revealing view of a great Cold War strategist.
Summary
Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Biography
Widely and enthusiastically acclaimed, this is the authorized, definitive biography of one of the most fascinating but troubled figures of the twentieth century by the nation's leading Cold War historian. In the late 1940s, George F. Kennan—then a bright but, relatively obscure American diplomat—wrote the "long telegram" and the "X" article. These two documents laid out United States' strategy for "containing" the Soviet Union—a strategy which Kennan himself questioned in later years. Based on exclusive access to Kennan and his archives, this landmark history illuminates a life that both mirrored and shaped the century it spanned.
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- Title George F. Kennan: An American Life
- Author John Lewis Gaddis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 816
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Date 2012-08-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143122159 / 0143122150
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.9 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 4.83 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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