02899cam a2200481 i 4500 21417208 BJBSDDR 20260327180101.0 ta 200204s2021 nyuaf b 001 0deng 2019050503 9780393867565 (pbk) 0393867560 (pbk) 9781324004066 (epub) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc n-us--- 002 E 840.8 K61G 2021 327.730092 Gewen, Barry 41824 The inevitability of tragedy : Henry Kissinger and his world / Barry Gewen. Henry Kissinger and his world First edition paperback New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 2021 xviii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A fresh portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: realism, balance of power, and national interest. The Inevitability of Tragedy is a fascinating intellectual biography of Henry Kissinger that examines his unique role in government through his ideas. It analyzes the continuing controversies surrounding Kissinger's policies in such places as Vietnam and Chile by offering an understanding of his definition of realism; his seemingly amoral belief that foreign affairs must be conducted through a balance of power; and his "un-American" view that promoting democracy is most likely to result in repeated defeats for the United States. Barry Gewen places Kissinger's ideas in a European context by tracing them through his experience as a refugee from Nazi Germany and exploring the links between his notions of power and those of his mentor, Hans Morgenthau, the father of realism, as well as those of two other German-Jewish émigrés who shared his concerns about the weaknesses of democracy: Leo Strauss and Hannah Arendt"-- Provided by publisher. Kissinger, Henry A., (Henry Alfred), 1923-2023 19616 Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023 Political and social views. Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023 Puntos de vista políticos y sociales 42380 Statesmen United States Biography. Estadistas estadounidenses Biografías 41999 United States Foreign relations Philosophy. United States Foreign relations 1969-1974. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 1969-1974 73 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123310 123310 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2025-05-01 0 002 E 840.8 K61G 2021 00000187324 2025-05-01 00:00:00 1 2025-05-01 BK