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Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
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Political leadership -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- History -- 20th century.
Executive power -- History -- 20th century.
World politics -- 20th century.
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Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Political leadership -- Case studies.
Heads of state -- History -- 20th century.
Executive power -- History -- 20th century.
World politics -- 20th century.
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Leadership :
six
studies
in
world
strategy
/ Henry Kissinger.
by
Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Penguin Press, 2022.
Call #:
320.3 K61L
Subjects
Political leadership -- Case
studies
.
Heads of state -- History -- 20th century.
Executive power -- History -- 20th century.
World
politics -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780593489444 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Six
studies
in
world
strategy
Description:
xxvi, 499 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-465) and index.
Summary:
"(...) In 'Leadership,' Kissinger analyses the lives of
six
extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second
World
War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the
strategy
of humility.' Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by 'the
strategy
of will.' During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by 'the
strategy
of equilibrium.' After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a '
strategy
of transcendence.' Against the odds, Lee Kuan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by "the
strategy
of excellence." And, though Britain was known as "the sick man of Europe" when Margaret Thatcher came to power, she renewed her country's morale and international position by 'the
strategy
of conviction.' (...)"
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