A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy Spare, elegant and poignant .
A deeply learned and deepl A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of an.
The great dilemmas of international politics, he argues, are not posed by good versus evil--a clear and easy choice--but by contests of good versus good, where the choices are often searing, incompatible, and fraught with consequences.
In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power.
Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy.
Robert D.
If there is a single contemporary book that should be pressed into the hands of those who decide issues of war and peace, this is it.--John Gray, New Statesman Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. . . .
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy Spare, elegant and poignant.
A deeply learned and deeply felt meditation on the importance of lived experience in conducting international relations, this is a book for everyone who wants a profound understanding of the Tragic politics of our time.
The great dilemmas of international politics, he argues, are not posed by good versus evil--a clear and easy choice--but by contests of good versus good, where the choices are often searing, incompatible, and fraught with consequences.
In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power.
Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy.
Robert D.
If there is a single contemporary book that should be pressed into the hands of those who decide issues of war and peace, this is it.--John Gray, New Statesman Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. . .
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy Spare, elegant and poignant
