{"product_id":"the-inevitability-of-tragedy-henry-kissinger-and-his-world-9780393867565","title":"The Inevitability of Tragedy Henry Kissinger and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power and national interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gewen's book… is distinctive in that it is, above all, an account of Kissinger's intellectual universe.\" -- Gideon Rachman - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\"Gewen seeks to escape [a] cartoon depiction of Kissinger... He does so successfully with sympathy for his subject, subtlety, good writing and not a little humour... Gewen tells us that Kissinger is more than a figure out of history, and that we dismiss or ignore him at our peril… Where are the 21st-century’s Henry Kissingers when we need them?\" -- Christopher Meyer - The Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely new book on Henry Kissinger—\u003cem\u003eThe Inevitability of Tragedy\u003c\/em\u003e by Barry Gewen—provides new insight into what might have gone wrong and landed the US in a late imperial funk.\" -- Iain Martin - The Times\u003cbr\u003e\"[Gewen] remind[s] us of a very interesting and complex personality.\" -- Roger Boyes - The Times\u003cbr\u003e\"In this magisterial account, Gewen… traces the historical and philosophical roots of Kissinger’s famous realism, situating him in the context of Hannah Arendt and a cohort of other Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany.\" -- 100 Notable Books of 2020 - The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"Timely and acute... A thoughtful rumination on human behavior, philosophy and international relations.\" -- John A. Farrell - The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"Barry Gewen delivered a new biography of Henry Kissinger’s life and work.\" -- 2020 in US politics books - The Guardian","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864552157527,"sku":"9780393867565","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393867565.jpg?v=1722272442","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-inevitability-of-tragedy-henry-kissinger-and-his-world-9780393867565","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}