The Kennan Diaries by George F Kennan
A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, Americas most famous diplomat.
"George Kennan's diaries are arguably the most remarkable work of sustained self-analysis-and certainly self-criticism-since The Education of Henry AdamsFrank Costigliola has assembled them with great skill and sensitivity." -- John Lewis Gaddis, author of George F. Kennan: An American Life "The Kennan Diaries are a vivid journey into the private thoughts and often contrary opinions of the diplomat whose influence permeated U.S. Cold War foreign policy. Eloquent and perceptive, Kennan left a moving personal record of the historic events he experienced and helped shape." -- Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State "An informed mind, a clarity of expression, candor in a private diary-all are present in George Kennan's fascinating commentary on a period when the tectonic plates of the world changed. Read, enjoy, agree or disagree, and be stimulated to think." -- George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State "Frank Costigliola's superb edition of George Kennan's diaries is a major addition to the literature on America's role in the twentieth-century world. It reminds us of why Kennan should be remembered as one of America's most astute commentators on the limits of our power and influence abroad." -- Robert Dallek, historian and author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 "The diaries provide a window onto the intellectual and emotional life of the great American diplomat and thinker who had a more profound influence on American foreign policy than he recognized. [They] make fascinating reading." -- Jack F. Matlock Jr., former ambassador to the Soviet Union and author of Autopsy on an Empire "[T]he publication of The Kennan Diaries is a major event. University of Connecticut historian Frank Costigliola has ably culled Kennan's herculean, 20,000-page private diary (which he kept for 88 years and which is now housed at Princeton University's Mudd Library) into an erudite, reader-friendly volume." -- Douglas Brinkley "The Kennan Diaries is an illuminating, fascinating and sometimes disturbing book." -- Fareed Zakaria "Valuable insight... Intellectually and literarily compelling." -- Edward A. Turzanski "Irresistibly readable... Mr. Kennan has come through one last time with a book that illuminates in intricate and imaginative ways not only his times, but himself." -- James A. Warren "Fascinating." -- David Greenberg
George F. Kennan was America’s most acclaimed Cold War diplomat as well as a prize-winning historian and author. Frank Costigliola is an author and historian at the University of Connecticut specializing in U.S. foreign relations in the twentieth century.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393073270 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393073270 |
| Title | The Kennan Diaries |
| Author | George F Kennan |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2014-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 768 |
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