W. W. Norton & Company
The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World
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- Barry Gewen
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Paperback
- 9780393867565
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- Biography & Autobiography > Political
- English
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In The Inevitability of Tragedy Barry Gewen argues that a reconsideration of Henry Kissinger's career is essential at a time when American foreign policy lacks direction. He traces Kissinger's profound connection to a core group of thinkers from the father of Realism, Hans Morgenthau, to Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt--all German-Jewish �migr�s who shared his concerns about the weaknesses of democracy--in this fascinating account of the origins of Kissinger's sober worldview. Gewen places Kissinger's thought in a European context and explores how deeply he was impacted by his experience as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He analyzes Kissinger's contentious policies in terms of his definition of Realism, the belief that world politics is based on an inevitable, tragic competition for power.
Author Bio
Barry Gewen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review for thirty years, has written on politics, international affairs, and culture for several publications, including the Times, the New Republic, Dissent, and the National Interest.
He lives in New York City.
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