Hamilton Books
Pages: 236
Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-7618-7158-3 • Paperback • June 2020 • $23.99 • (£17.99)
978-0-7618-7159-0 • eBook • June 2020 • $22.50 • (£16.99)
Peter F. Krogh is the dean emeritus of Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is the author of numerous articles on foreign affairs and a trilogy entitled From the Dean’s Chair: Reflections on World Affairs and American Foreign Policy and Diplomacy.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Vikings
Chapter 2: The Mongols and Genghis Khan
Chapter 3: Before European Hegemony
Chapter 4: The Plague
Chapter 5: The Ottoman Empire, Mehmet the Conqueror and the Fall of Constantinople
Chapter 6: The Portuguese
Chapter 7: The World and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Chapter 8: Ferdinand Magellan
Chapter 9: Sir Francis Drake
Chapter 10: Captain James Cook
Chapter 11: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Chapter 12: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
Chapter 13: Winston Churchill
Chapter 14: Dean Acheson
Chapter 15: Deng Xiaoping
Conclusion
Appendix A: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Appendix B: David Landes, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
Appendix C: Ying Gao, The Hungry Spirit: How Fear and Yearning Drove World History
Appendix D: Further Readings
Literally an entire generation of students selected for prestigious fellowships and diplomatic assignments were launched by taking the Seminar on which this book is based. None could have wished for a better champion and statesman to march with them along the way — and make reading history so relevant to the challenges ahead.
— Allan E. Goodman, Institute of International Education, President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter Krogh’s erudition is on full display in this page turner that sweeps you away with extraordinary insights into the power of good leadership as demonstrated by a brilliant cast of courageous explorers, warriors, and statesmen.
— Noel Lateef, President of the Foreign Policy Association