Encounter with Kennan: The Great Debate

by George F. Kennan

Overview

First published in 1979. We associate Professor Kennan, with what came to be known as a doctrine of containment, the first serious theoretical attempt within the American foreign policy establishment to understand the consequences for world affairs of a suddenly substantial and quite visible Soviet power. This collection of debates includes an opening conversation between Kennan and George Urban.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317792161
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	376 KB

About the Author

George Kennan, Leopold Labedz, Melvin J. Lasky, Richard Lowenthal, Richard Pipes, Hugh Seton-Watson, George Urban

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Conversation, George F. Kennan, George Urban; Chapter 2 George Kennan’s Illusions, Hugh Seton-Watson; Chapter 3 Mr. X Reconsiders, George F. Kennan; Chapter 4 Mr X’s Revisions, Richard Pipes; Chapter 5 The Two Minds of George Kennan, Leopold Labedz; Chapter 6 Dealing with Soviet-Global Power, Richard Lowenthal; Chapter 7 A Last Warning, George F. Kennan; Chapter 8 A Rejoinder, Richard Pipes; Chapter 9 A Last Critique, Leopold Labedz;