The Year That Changed the World: The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Rilegato

Meyer, Michael

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ISBN 10: 1416558454 ISBN 13: 9781416558453

Casa editrice: Scribner, 2009

Riassunto

A former Newsweek bureau chief and current director of communications for the UN's secretary-general describes the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War and challenges popular misconceptions, including those about America's role.

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Recensione:

"I thoroughly enjoyed The Year That Changed the World. It is a gripping, colorful account of the rush of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire. It is also a convincing reappraisal of where credit lies and what lessons should be drawn for U.S. leadership." -- JAMES HOGE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS

" A coolheaded reconsideration of the revolutionary fervor that tore down the Iron Curtain in 1989...Meyer skillfully g rasps the crux of these events and ably conveys their remarkable significance. Meyer 'liberates' the record with sagacity, precision and remarkable clarity." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS (STARRED REVIEW)

"The twentieth century ended with a bang in 1989 and Michael Meyer has vividly captured the drama, import and energy of that fascinating year....This is a riveting, rollicking read with many surprises along the way." -- FAREED ZAKARIA, AUTHOR OF THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD

L'autore:

Michael Meyer is currently  Director of Communications for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Between 1988 and 1992, he was Newsweek's Bureau Chief for Germany, Central Europe and the Balkans, writing more than twenty cover stories on the break-up of communist Europe and German unification. He is the winner of two Overseas Press Club Awards and appears regularly as a commentator for MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, C-Span, NPR and other broadcast network. He previously worked at the Washington Post and Congressional Quarterly. He is the author of the Alexander Complex (Times Books, 1989), an examination of the psychology of American empire builders.  He lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Scribner
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1416558454
• ISBN 13: 9781416558453
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 255