{"product_id":"mr-x-and-the-pacific-paul-j-heer-9781501770319","title":"Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge F. Kennan is well known as the preeminent American expert on the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the author of the doctrine of containment.\u003c\/b\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Mr. X and the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul J. Heer chronicles and assesses Kennan's work in affecting US policy toward East Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeer traces the origins, development, and bearing of Kennan's strategic perspective on the Far East during his time as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff from 1947 to 1950. The author follows Kennan's career and evolution of his thinking as he subsequently became a prominent critic of American participation in the Vietnam War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. X and the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a new view of Kennan, revealing his importance and the totality of his role in East Asia policy, his struggle with American foreign policy in the region, and the ways in which Kennan's legacy still has implications for how the United States approaches the region in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul J. Heer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501770314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501770319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Paul J. Heer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077704446207,"sku":"9781501770319","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d237ac7-3478-468f-84d7-18e8222f6dd0.jpg?v=1685471347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-x-and-the-pacific-paul-j-heer-9781501770319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}