Stephen R. Graubard es un distinguido historiador y antiguo editor de la influyente revista Daedalus. Su formación académica le proporciona una profunda comprensión del contexto histórico y las tendencias sociales. El trabajo de Graubard a menudo explora la intersección de la historia, la cultura y el pensamiento intelectual, ofreciendo perspectivas perspicaces sobre las fuerzas que dan forma a nuestro mundo. Sus contribuciones como editor también han fomentado el diálogo crítico entre destacados pensadores.
Proměna instituce amerického prezidenta od Theodora Roosevelta do George W. Bushe.Kniha Prezidenti je skvělým popisem osobností, které zastávali nejmocnější volenou funkci ve 20. století: jejich osobností, vlád, úspěchů, krizí, které museli řešit, a odkazu, který po sobě zanechali.
The Transformation of the American Presidency from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Bush
The US president is the most powerful figure on earth, wielding an unprecedented global influence. This brilliant, candid account of the men who have commanded the Oval Office during the twentieth century reveals their personalities, achievements, crises, secrets and legacies. From "saviour" Franklin D.Roosevelt to JFK and the myth of Camelot, from "Tricky Dick" Nixon to neo-imperialists Reagan and George W.Bush, Stephen Graubard takes us to the heart of the hidden - and increasingly monarchical - nexus of power at the White House. Examining how war, espionage, deception, money and the media have transformed the office in modern times, he has the presidency now become too powerful? 12,5 sm x 19,5 sm.
Showa - the six-decade period of Emperor Horihito's reign, which began in 1926 and ended with his death in 1989 - accounts for fully half of Japan's modern history. It was a turbulent time of aggressive and catastrophic war, defeat and foreign occupation, domestic transformation and spectacular growth. The end of Showa provided and occasion for the Japanese to confront their past and the roots of their present success.
Kissinger: Portrait of a Mind bietet die umfassendste Sicht auf die Entwicklung von Kissingers Ansatz zur Außenpolitik. Es ist eine essentielle Lektüre für Kurse, die sich mit den amerikanischen Außenbeziehungen im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert befassen.