Name: The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian (en Inglés)
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Author: Robert D. Kaplan
ISBN: 9780525512318

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The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Robert D. Kaplan

Editorial

Random House Trade

Año

2022

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

544

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.6 x 13.6 x 2.8 cm

Peso

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9780525512318

Categorías

Siglo xx, c. 1900-c. 1999
Biografía: histórica, política y militar
Líderes y liderazgo políticos
Relaciones internacionales
Historia general y del mundo

The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian (en Inglés)

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography comes a sweeping yet intimate story of the most influential humanitarian you've never heard of--Bob Gersony, who spent four decades in crisis zones around the world. "One of the best accounts examining American humanitarian pursuits over the past fifty years . . . With still greater challenges on the horizon, we will need to find and empower more people like Bob Gersony--both idealistic and pragmatic--who can help make the world a more secure place."--The Washington PostIn his long career as an acclaimed journalist covering the "hot" moments of the Cold War and its aftermath, bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan often found himself crossing paths with Bob Gersony, a consultant for the U.S. State Department whose quiet dedication and consequential work made a deep impression on Kaplan. Gersony, a high school dropout later awarded a Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam, conducted on-the-ground research for the U.S. government in virtually every war and natural-disaster zone in the world. In Thailand, Central and South America, Sudan, Chad, Mozambique, Rwanda, Gaza, Bosnia, North Korea, Iraq, and beyond, Gersony never flinched from entering dangerous areas that diplomats could not reach, sometimes risking his own life. Gersony's behind-the scenes fact-finding, which included interviews with hundreds of refugees and displaced persons from each war zone and natural-disaster area, often challenged the assumptions and received wisdom of the powers that be, on both the left and the right. In nearly every case, his advice and recommendations made American policy at once smarter and more humane--often dramatically so. In Gersony, Kaplan saw a powerful example of how American diplomacy should be conducted. In a work that exhibits Kaplan's signature talent for combining travel and geography with sharp political analysis, The Good American tells Gersony's powerful life story. Set during the State Department's golden age, this is a story about the loneliness, sweat, and tears and the genuine courage that characterized Gersony's work in far-flung places. It is also a celebration of ground-level reporting: a page-turning demonstration, by one of our finest geopolitical thinkers, of how getting an up-close, worm's-eye view of crises and applying sound reason can elicit world-changing results.

Robert D. Kaplan

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ROBERT D. KAPLAN (Nueva York, 1952) es periodista, analista geopolítico, viajero y escritor. Redactor y colaborador habitual en prensa especializada y otros medios, ha trabajado como corresponsal en diversos países durante más de dos décadas, ha sido profesor de Seguridad Nacional en la Academia Naval de Annapolis y miembro del consejo asesor del Departamento de Defensa estadounidense. Gracias a sus ensayos sobre relaciones internacionales y el poder en Estados Unidos, la revista Foreign Policy lo ha incluido en la lista de los «Top 100 Global Thinkers» en dos ocasiones. Entre sus obras destacan Adriático: Claves geopolíticas del pasado y el futuro de Europa, El telar del tiempo y La mentalidad trágica, así como El retorno del mundo de Marco Polo y su fundamental La venganza de la geografía.

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