| Douglas MacArthur: Statecraft and Stagecraft in America's East Asian Policy Contributor(s): Buhite, Russell D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742544257 ISBN-13: 9780742544253 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $121.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Buhite offers a trenchant evaluation of Douglas MacArthur's career in east Asia and his role in some of the most important military and diplomatic issues of the twentieth century. Concise and highly readable, this biography of one of the most influential and controversial agents of American foreign and military policy considers diplomatic fact in light of psychological insight. A must read for those interested in diplomatic and military history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Asia - Central Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007052729 |
| Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.43" W x 9.03" (0.94 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Buhite offers a trenchant evaluation of Douglas MacArthur's career in east Asia and his role in some of the most important military and diplomatic issues of the twentieth century. Concise and highly readable, this biography considers diplomatic fact in light of psychological insight, and asks us to look anew at both MacArthur and American involvement in the region. From Manila to Washington, with Tokyo and Seoul in between, readers follow the course of American foreign diplomacy in East Asia via MacArthur's own career. This fascinating intersection of personality and policy would make for newsreel footage and newspaper headlines, such as when he waded ashore Luzon Island in the Philippines and sent Washington provocative communiqu s about the People's Republic of China. Yet, as Buhite shows, grand gestures are not the substance of great foreign policy, and MacArthur's reputation merits critical reassessment. This is a must read for those interested in diplomatic and military history. |
