Memoirs: 1950-1963
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the height of the Cold War, few minds were as sharp, as conflicted, or as consequential as that of George F. Kennan — diplomat, historian, and architect of America's containment policy — and Memoirs: 1950–1963 presents his own unflinching account of those pivotal years. This second volume of his celebrated memoirs chronicles his life and career across one of the most turbulent periods of the twentieth century, from his ambassadorship to the Soviet Union and later Yugoslavia, to his growing disillusionment with American foreign policy and his emergence as a prominent voice for nuclear restraint. Kennan writes with the precision of a statesman and the introspection of a scholar, detailing the frustrations of a man whose strategic vision was often at odds with the political currents of his time. Beyond the corridors of power, Memoirs: 1950–1963 stands as a profound meditation on the nature of diplomacy, the limits of ideology, and the moral responsibilities of great nations. Kennan's prose is measured yet deeply personal, offering rare candour about his own doubts and the missteps of the institutions he served. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for its first volume, the series is widely regarded as one of the great works of American autobiographical writing — and this continuation raises the haunting question of whether the warnings of the wisest minds are ever truly heeded.
Author: George F. Kennan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Hutchinson of London
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the height of the Cold War, few minds were as sharp, as conflicted, or as consequential as that of George F. Kennan — diplomat, historian, and architect of America's containment policy — and Memoirs: 1950–1963 presents his own unflinching account of those pivotal years. This second volume of his celebrated memoirs chronicles his life and career across one of the most turbulent periods of the twentieth century, from his ambassadorship to the Soviet Union and later Yugoslavia, to his growing disillusionment with American foreign policy and his emergence as a prominent voice for nuclear restraint. Kennan writes with the precision of a statesman and the introspection of a scholar, detailing the frustrations of a man whose strategic vision was often at odds with the political currents of his time. Beyond the corridors of power, Memoirs: 1950–1963 stands as a profound meditation on the nature of diplomacy, the limits of ideology, and the moral responsibilities of great nations. Kennan's prose is measured yet deeply personal, offering rare candour about his own doubts and the missteps of the institutions he served. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for its first volume, the series is widely regarded as one of the great works of American autobiographical writing — and this continuation raises the haunting question of whether the warnings of the wisest minds are ever truly heeded.