The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World

by Barry Gewen

Book Overview

Few public officials have provoked such intense controversy as Henry Kissinger. During his time in the Nixon and Ford administrations, he came to be admired and hated in equal measure. Notoriously, he believed that foreign affairs ought to be based primarily on the power relationships of a situation, not simply on ethics. He went so far as to argue that under certain circumstances America had to protect its national interests even if that meant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324004053
• ISBN13: 9781324004059
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.4"