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...Crimson reviews Tom Wolfe's most recent work and Paul Kennedy's analysis of America's declining power. On Page Three, we look back at President Bok's review of University fundraising practices, the Corporation's recent invitation to meet with the Undergraduate Council and the fall and rise of Harvard bobsledder Don LaVigne. The Harvard Crimson will not be published on Monday, February 15 due to the President's Day holiday...
...Rise and Fall of Great Powers...
...Incidentally, the anticipation which has arisen for The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is due in large part to a little media blitzing by Kennedy, who has written opinion pieces summarizing his book for The Atlantic, The Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and many other major newspapers...
...book of almost unbounded scope, Kennedy follows the sweep of diplomatic-military history from the dynastic struggles of 16th century Europe to the superpower competition of today. Kennedy's tale of the rise and fall of Great Powers is an uncontroversial one which relies heavily on other historians' interpretations. But Kennedy has created a broad synthetical framework to establish the "dynamic of change" involving military strength and economic capacity in world politics. While this link has been written on extensively by numerous scholars, The Rise and Fall is already an influential new book simply because it forcefully documents the importance...
...result, this book is a singularly impressive work of history. In fact, it has already appeared on at least one syllabus for a diplomatic history course at Harvard (irrelevant though that may be.) However The Rise and Fall was not written for the perusal of bearded professors in dusty carols, but for policymakers, specifically those in Washington. In a crucial time for United States foreign policy, Kennedy's book provides powerful advice for leaders wondering what to do about an American power which seems to be less and less effective and more and more expensive...