Diplomacy: The History of Diplomacy and the Balance of Power - Hardcover

Kissinger, Henry

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9780671713669: Diplomacy: The History of Diplomacy and the Balance of Power

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ISBN 10: 0671713663 ISBN 13: 9780671713669

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1994

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In this book, based on his own experience, Kissinger's book explains what diplomacy is, and why, historically, the man in the street has always distrusted the whole idea. Moving from a sweeping overview of history to blow-by-blow, first-person accounts of his most secret negotiations with world leaders, Henry Kissinger describes the ways in which the art of diplomacy and the balance of power created the world we live in.

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Review:

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

This rich and absorbing work is both a brilliant study of the international crises that have shaped the modern world and a provocative meditation on the American style in foreign affairs.

George P. Shultz

This is a great book....Brilliant in its analysis and masterly in its sweep.

Michiko Kakutani

"The New York Times"

An elegantly written study of Western diplomacy....Shrewd, often vexing, and consistently absorbing.

Simon Schama

"The New Yorker"

Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time....Its pages sparkle with insight.

Walter Laqueur

Chairman, International Research Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies

The most important work on diplomacy for thirty years.

George P. ShultzThis is a great book....Brilliant in its analysis and masterly in its sweep.

Michiko Kakutani"The New York Times"An elegantly written study of Western diplomacy....Shrewd, often vexing, and consistently absorbing.

Simon Schama"The New Yorker"Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time....Its pages sparkle with insight.

Walter LaqueurChairman, International Research Council, Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe most important work on diplomacy for thirty years.

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.This rich and absorbing work is both a brilliant study of the international crises that have shaped the modern world and a provocative meditation on the American style in foreign affairs.

About the Author:

Henry Kissinger was the fifty-sixth Secretary of State. Born in Germany, Dr. Kissinger came to the United States in 1938 and was naturalized a US citizen in 1943. He served in the US Army and attended Harvard University, where he later became a member of the faculty. Among the awards he has received are the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Medal of Liberty. Dr. Kissinger is currently Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.

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