George Kennan: A Study of Character
John Lukacs
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Description for George Kennan: A Study of Character
paperback. A man of impressive mental powers, of extraordinary intellectual range, and integrity, George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) was an adviser to presidents and secretaries of state. This book describes the development and the essence of Kennan's thinking, and also the importance of his work as a historian during the second half of his long life. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
A profoundly moving biographical study of George Kennan by the fine historian John Lukacs
A man of impressive mental powers, of extraordinary intellectual range, and—last but not least—of exceptional integrity, George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) was an adviser to presidents and secretaries of state, with a decisive role in the history of this country (and of the entire world) for a few crucial years in the 1940s, after which he was made to retire; but then he became a scholar who wrote seventeen books, scores of essays and articles, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir. He also wrote remarkable public ... Read more
A profoundly moving biographical study of George Kennan by the fine historian John Lukacs
A man of impressive mental powers, of extraordinary intellectual range, and—last but not least—of exceptional integrity, George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) was an adviser to presidents and secretaries of state, with a decisive role in the history of this country (and of the entire world) for a few crucial years in the 1940s, after which he was made to retire; but then he became a scholar who wrote seventeen books, scores of essays and articles, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir. He also wrote remarkable public ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300143065
SKU
V9780300143065
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About John Lukacs
John Lukacs is an internationally read and praised historian, the author of more than twenty books, a winner of prizes, past president-elect of the American Catholic Historical Association, and member of the Royal Historical Society of the United Kingdom.
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