Young Kennan's Criticisms and Recommendations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5131910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Mayers (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 227-247 |
| Publication date | 1985-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-4962 • E-ISSN: 1529-1456 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bio.2010.0498 |
| OpenAlex | W2008369966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
After serving for more than a decade abroad as a US diplomat, George Kennan was recalled home for one year in 1937. During this period he considered ways of dealing with problems then afflicting American society. A short time later he made recommendations on how to improve the Foreign Service. His proposals in both cases were startling and seem to confirm the wisdom of John Quincy Adams: US diplomats should take leave home every few years in order "to be renovated by the wholesome republican atmosphere of their own country
Aesthetics · Art history · Economics · Economy · Geography · Meteorology · Political science · Australian History and Society · History · Law · Philosophy · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |