Title Henry Kissinger and the American century / Jeremi Suri

Published Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap, [2009]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations Contents Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: The Making of the American Century -- Chapter One: Democracy and Its Discontents -- Chapter Two: Transatlantic Ties -- Chapter Three: The Cold War University -- Chapter Four: A Strategy of Limits -- Chapter Five: A Statesman�s Revolution -- Chapter Six: From Germany to Jerusalem -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index Summary What made Henry Kissinger the kind of diplomat he was? What experiences and influences shaped his worldview and provided the framework for his approach to international relations? Jeremi Suri offers a thought-provoking, interpretive study of one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the twentieth century. Drawing on research in more than six countries in addition to extensive interviews with Kissinger and others, Suri analyzes the sources of Kissinger's ideas and power and explains why he pursued the policies he did. Kissinger's German-Jewish background, fears of democratic weakness, belief in the primacy of the relationship between the United States and Europe, and faith in the indispensable role America plays in the world shaped his career and his foreign policy. Suri shows how Kissinger's early years in Weimar and Nazi Germany, his experiences in the U.S. Army and at Harvard University, and his relationships with powerful patrons--including Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon--shed new light on the policymaker. Kissinger's career was a product of the global changes that made the American Century. He remains influential because his ideas are rooted so deeply in dominant assumptions about the world. In treating Kissinger fairly and critically as a historical figure, without polemical judgments, Suri provides critical context for this important figure. He illuminates the legacies of Kissinger's policies for the United States in the twenty-first century Notes Originally published: 2007 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Kissinger, Henry, 1923- fast Subject Cold War. Statesmen -- United States -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations -- Philosophy Political and social views Statesmen SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140102 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1974-1977. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140103 United States -- Foreign relations -- Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003959 Subject United States Genre/Form collective biographies. Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780674281943 0674281942 0674281950 9780674281950

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