{"product_id":"9780679752592","title":"A World Transformed","description":"Author: Bush, George\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780679752592\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Oct 1999\u003cbr\u003ePages: 624 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most important book yet written about the end of the Cold War.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Tmes Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Among the finest expositions of modern American foreign policy. . . . An excellent book.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Eugene V. Rostow, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a pivotal administration in the history of American foreign policy--for during George Bush's presidency a series of international events took place that had a profound impact on the course of America and on the future of world diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eA World Transformed\u003c\/b\u003e, Mr. Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowcroft, provide a fascinating account of a president and an administration faced with unprecedented obstacles and unrivaled opportunities as they forged a foreign policy at the end of the Cold War. Solidarity comes to power in Poland. East and West Germans dance on the wall that separated them for half a century. And on Christmas Day, 1991, the hammer-and-sickle flag descends from the Kremlin for the last time. \u003cbr\u003eIt is also a candid analysis of a new chapter in foreign affairs, when the United States led an international alliance to confront the threat presented by Saddam Hussein and presented a dynamic response to the Tiananmen crisis. Balanced and intelligent, \u003cb\u003eA World Transformed\u003c\/b\u003e offers a landmark treatise on American foreign policy and international diplomacy from two of its principal architects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reveals not only a wealth of detail about the main lines of foreign policy at the highest level during a most portentous period of our history, but also of the truly admirable characters of the men who made it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a strong new book, the ex-president recalls \u003cbr\u003edangerous days. . . . It should leave little doubt how lucky we were that we had such a seasoned hand on the tiller at a time when foreign policy really counted.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Michael R. Beschloss, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904427212958,"sku":"ING-9780679752592","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780679752592.jpg?v=1782452876","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780679752592","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}