Special Providence_ American Foreign Policy and How It Changed World - Walter Russell Mead

�1AISE FOR SPECIAL PROVIDENCE

"Few people writing on U.S. foreign policy are as brilliant

and original as Walter Russell Mead. In Special Providence

he shatters old diplomatic theories and historical assump­

tions with a creative vengeance. The result is a brave, land­

mark study that cannot be ignored."

-DOUGLAS BRINKLEY

"Mead is a clear and original thinker and an engaging

writer, and these pages are filled with striking insights and

pithy formulations ... His analysis is richer, more interesting,

and more accurate than so many others."

-AARON L. FRIEDBERG, NEW YORK TIMES

" his ambitious and important new book, Walter Russell Mead

offers a provocative and highly original way of looking at

American foreign policy, one that moves far beyond the COJ1Ven­

tional wisdom of 'realists vs. idealists.' His insights linking the grand

sweep of American history to our present world situation are particu­

larly valuable. I recommend this book to gQyone who 1s interested 1n

America's role in our increasingly complex world." ·

-RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE

" is definitely on to something ... He makes lots of good points ·�nd debunks a

host of myths ... And he provides a highly intellig�nt analysis of America's for.eign

policy, which is full of common sense and learning, and is clear and readable to boot.�'

-THE ECONOMIST

" important book-high-spirited, eloquent, and imaginative-could well change the way

we think about America's relations with the world." -RONALD STEEL

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