Mr. X and the Pacific : George F. Kennan and American policy in East Asia /

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Author / Creator:	Heer, Paul J., 1959- author.
Imprint:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Cornell scholarship online Cornell scholarship online.
Subject:	Kennan, George F. -- (George Frost), -- 1904-2005. Kennan, George F. -- (George Frost), -- 1904-2005. Diplomatic relations. United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia. East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953. East Asia. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12017677

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ISBN:	9781501711169 1501711164 9781501711176 1501711172 9781501711145 1501711148 9781501711145
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 08, 2018).
Summary:	George F. Kennan is well known for articulating the strategic concept of containment, which would be the centerpiece of what became the Truman Doctrine. During his influential Cold War career he was the preeminent American expert on the Soviet Union ...
Other form:	Print version: Heer, Paul J., 1959- Mr. X and the Pacific. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501711145
Standard no.:	10.1515/9781501711169

Table of Contents:

Introduction : a strategic vision interrupted
Encounters with East Asia : inheritance of a strategic perspective
China : minimum aid and maximum flexibility
Japan : the father of reverse course policy
Ebb tide : Acheson takes the helm
Prelude to the Korean War : applying the strategic concept on the East Asian periphery
Korea : a labyrinth of ignorance and error and conjecture
Aftermath of Korea : the end of a strategic vision for East Asia
Vietnam : my piece has been spoken
Conclusion : legacies of engagement with East Asia.

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