{"product_id":"a-life-in-history-paperback","title":"A Life in History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"His sober and totally candid memoir is absorbing reading that clearly and personally illuminates the ever more tragic collapse of authentic higher education in America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arthur Waldron, Lauder Professor of International Relations, The University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Life in History\u003c\/em\u003e, captures a rare quality these days--the ability to stand for what you believe and base those beliefs on facts, not trendy opinions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Morley Winograd, Senior Fellow, Annenberg USC Center for Communications \u0026amp; Leadership Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . a probing, sometimes searing, look at the professional life of an intellectual during the past half century. . . . In these reflections, Kaiser offers a personal answer to how to sustain the life of the mind and to ensure a public presence for bold thinking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anne Rose, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Penn State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"insightful and entertaining, and it forces readers to think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jeremi Suri, Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This absorbing tale is a window into the inner workings of academia at our nation's premier institutions\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations, American University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kaiser \u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Kaiser taught history at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, the Naval War College and Williams College from 1976 through 2012. His nine books include \u003cem\u003eAmerican Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War, and Politics \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, and writes the blog historyunfolding.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780189716768,"sku":"9781732874503","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/370bc07b1d600f4ba67a31d8e3e8b143.webp?v=1780523770","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-life-in-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}