- Summary
- "A fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power, and national interest. The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger that examines his unique role in government through his ideas. It analyzes the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and Chile by offering an understanding of his definition of realism; his seemingly amoral belief that foreign affairs must be conducted through a balance of power; and his "un-American" view that promoting democracy is most likely to result in repeated defeats for the United States. Barry Gewen places Kissinger's ideas in a European context by tracing them through his experience as a refugee from Nazi Germany and exploring the links between his notions of power and those of his mentor, Hans Morgenthau, the father of realism, as well as those of two other German-Jewish émigrés who shared his concerns about the weaknesses of democracy: Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt"-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Henry Kissinger and his world
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Gewen, Barry, author.
- Published
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020]
- Locale
- United States
États-Unis
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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Chile
Hitler
Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt
Hans Morgenthau
Vietnam
Kissinger in power
Kissinger out of power.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chile -- Hitler -- Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt -- Hans Morgenthau -- Vietnam -- Kissinger in power -- Kissinger out of power.
