Kissinger's shadow
Subtitle: the long reach of America's most controversial statesman
By: Greg Grandin
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781627794497
Subjects: Politics and government; National security; Biography; Philosophy; Influence; Military policy; Exceptionalism; Foreign relations; Militarism; Statesmen; Political aspects; Decision making; History
Description: "A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-259) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude: On not seeing the monster; title: Introduction: Chronicle of an obituary foretold; title: A cosmic beat; title: Ends and means; title: Kissinger smiled; title: Nixon style; title: Anti-Kissinger; title: Opposite of unity; title: Secrecy and spectacle; title: Inconceivable; title: Cause and effect; title: Onward to the gulf; title: Darkness into light; title: Epilogue: Kissingerism without Kissinger.