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The Grand Chessboard
American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives
by Zbigniew Brzezinski
ISBN: 0465027253
ISBN-13: 9780465027255
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 1997
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 223
Publisher's Notes
An analysis of the four critical regions of Eurasia and of the stakes for America in each arena furnishes surprising and original conclusions that often turn conventional wisdom on its head as the author lays the groundwork for a vision of America's geostratic interests.
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