George F. Kennan

Around the Cragged Hill

A Personal and Political Philosophy

The New York Times Bestseller

The distinguished statesman George F. Kennan reflects here on world affairs and the condition of American society and government today. He advances his thoughts on a broad front, including his views on how government can address long-range problems and what choices lie ahead for the United States.

"[George Kennan] offers in this sage volume a lifetime of experience and observation. It is a work that will stand the test of time."—Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

"[Kennan writes] as trenchantly and elegantly as ever. . . . A witness distinguished by honesty of thought, grace of expression, and a defiant moral nobility."—Arthur Schlessinger, Jr., New York Review of Books

"[Mr. Kennan] has a knack for incisive language to sum up views to which he has given a lifetime of thought."—Milwaukee Journal

"[Kennan comes to us . . . as ambassador of a generation nearly gone and a conservatism so responsible, dutiful and so long extinct it may look revolutionary. . . . As ever, Kennan in the present book has fulfilled his responsibility admirably."—Chicago Tribune

George F. Kennan, for many years a Foreign Service Officer, was head of the State Department's first Policy Planning Staff in 1947–1950 and ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1952. He joined the Institute for Advanced Study in 1953 and has written widely on diplomatic history and curretn affairs. Among his many awards are two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award.

1994 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-31145-7 / 5-1/2" x 81/4" / 288 pages / AUTOBIOGRAPHY