By James F. Hoge

Published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Foreign Affairs, the worlds most widely circulated and respected journal of foreign policy, this remarkable collection gathers the most important essays from the past and present issues, essays that not only laid the foundation for Americas involvement on the world stage but also defined the vital issues of the 20th century. }Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs has been the worlds leading journal of international relations, a distinction earned by providing the most insightful and far-reaching commentary on global politics and economic policy available anywhere. America has increasingly played a pivotal role in world events, whether military, political, economic, or ideological, and Foreign Affairs and its contributors have been at the center of each debate.It was in Foreign Affairs that George Kennan first proposed the policy of containment that became the touchstone of U. S. strategy during the Cold War; that statesmen-scholars like Henry Kissinger and Arthur Schlesinger have debated the contentious issues of nuclear weapons and human rights; that journalists like Walter Lippmann and James Reston have offered prescient analys In The American Encounter, readers will find these landmark essays and many more in a unique intellectual history of this century and of the extraordinary role that America has played in it.There is no other book like this, because there is no other publication like Foreign Affairs. The American Encounter is a powerful link to the giants of historythose visionaries whose warnings and advice still speak to us today, offering wisdom, insight, and a greater understanding of Americas place in the world.

Published Date: 29/09/2001 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 0-465-00171-8 Publisher: Basic Books Rating: Retail price: Rs. 1,359.26 Our price: Rs. 1,025.00 You Save: Rs. 334.26 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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