Henry Kissinger

Leadership

Six Studies in World Strategy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Henry Kissinger, monumental diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of five great twentieth century figures and brings to a life of unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy In Leadership, Henry Kissinger presents a deeply insightful study of five impactful leaders in modern history: Charles de Gaulle, Konrad Adenauer, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Nixon, and Lee Kuan Yew. Grounded not only in his deep study of history, but distinguished career in government, Kissinger - who himself transformed American diplomacy as we know it - pulls back the curtain to expose the true politics and masterful strategies of these great geopolitical minds. What results is a brilliant and complex portrait of leadership, refracted through the lives of very different subjects. Looking far beyond their most well-known victories and defeats, Kissinger contextualizes their strategies over the scope of their lives - from their rise to power to controversies and detractors, to contemporary challenges and greater reckonings over their global positions. From Kissinger's unique vantage point, and through his personal relationships with his subjects,we see not only the impact of these far-sighted statesmen during their period in power, but the aftermath. Throughout, Kissinger offers invaluable lessons on leadership in times of war and peace, and reveals the inner workings of modern diplomatic tug-of-war. Essential reading for all hoping to understand and engage with our current and future global challenges, Leadership is a stunning meditation on leadership itself, from one of our most legendary statesmen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin LLC US
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 239mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 822g
• ISBN-13: 9780593489444
• ISBN-10: 0593489446
• Artikelnr.: 62578985

Autorenporträt

Henry Kissinger

Rezensionen

This is an extraordinary book, one that braids together two through lines in the long and distinguished career of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The first is grand strategy: No practical geopolitical thinker has more assuredly mastered the way the modern global system works or how nations use the tools of statecraft to bend an often-resistant world to their will. But Mr. Kissinger is also an astute observer of the personal element in strategy-the art and science of leadership, or how, on the executive level, "decisions [are] made, trust earned, promises kept, a way forward proposed." In Leadership he presents a fascinating set of historical case studies and political biographies that blend the dance and the dancer, seamlessly. ... In doing so, he lays out a set of graspable tools that leaders can use effectively today. ... Kissinger puts a high premium on a deep and considered knowledge of history, coupled with a strength of inner character. James Stavridis Wall Street Journal