The dissent papers : the voices of diplomats in the Cold War and beyond / Hannah Gurman.

Author/creator Gurman, Hannah
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The pen as sword: George Kennan and the politics of authorship in the early Cold War -- Learn to write well: the China hands and the communist-ification of diplomatic reporting -- Revising the Vietnam balance sheet: the rhetorical logic of escalation versus George Ball's writerly logic of diplomacy -- The other plumbers unit: the dissent channel of the U.S. State Department -- Conclusion the life after: from internal dissenter to public prophet.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011024506
ISBN9780231158725 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231158726 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231530354 (e-book)
ISBN0231530358 (e-book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E840 .G87 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold