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LEADERSHIP-SIX STUDIES IN WORLD STRATEGY

Kissinger, Henry

Εκδότης Penguin , ISBN 9780141998688

Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy.'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 Kwan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by 'the strategy of excellence'. Although when she came to power Britain was known as 'the sick man of Europe', Margaret Thatcher renewed her country's morale and international position by 'the strategy of conviction'.

To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge. The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today.

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Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy.'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 Kwan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by 'the strategy of excellence'. Although when she came to power Britain was known as 'the sick man of Europe', Margaret Thatcher renewed her country's morale and international position by 'the strategy of conviction'.

To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge. The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today.

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας Kissinger, Henry
  • Eκδότης Penguin
  • ISBN 9780141998688
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100082038
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2024
  • Σελίδες 528
  • Διαστάσεις
  • Βάρος 350 gr

Kissinger, Henry

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Ο Χένρι Άλφρεντ Κίσιντζερ ορκίστηκε στις 22 Σεπτεμβρίου του 1973 πεντηκοστός έκτος υπουργός Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ, μια θέση που κράτησε μέχρι τις 20 Ιανουαρίου του 1977. Υπηρέτησε επίσης ως βοηθός του προέδρου για υποθέσεις εθνικής ασφάλειας από τις 20 Ιανουαρίου του 1969 μέχρι τις 3 Νοεμβρίου του 1975. Ανάμεσα στις διακρίσεις που έχει λάβει ο δρ. Κίσιντζερ είναι: το Νόμπελ Ειρήνης το 1973, το Προεδρικό Μετάλλιο της Ελευθερίας (αποτελεί την ανώτατη διάκριση του έθνους για τους πολίτες) το 1977 και το Μετάλλιο Ελευθερίας το 1986. Ο δρ. Κίσιντζερ γεννήθηκε στο Φιρτ της Γερμανίας και μετανάστευσε στις ΗΠΑ το 1938. Το 1943 πολιτικογραφήθηκε Αμερικανός πολίτης. Υπηρέτησε στο στρατό από το 1943 έως το 1946. Αποφοίτησε με την ανώτατη διάκριση από το Κολέγιο Χάρβαρντ το 1950. Από το 1954 μέχρι το 1969 ήταν μέλος του διδακτικού προσωπικού του Πανεπιστημίου Χάρβαρντ. Υπήρξε διευθυντής του Διεθνούς Σεμιναρίου Χάρβαρντ από το 1952 μέχρι το 1969. Ο δρ. Κίσιντζερ είναι παντρεμένος με τη Νάνσι Μαγκίνες. Έχει δύο παιδιά από προηγούμενο γάμο.

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