The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris

By Peter Beinart

Book Overview

"Why do we succumb to hubris? Peter Beinart has written a highly intelligent and wonderfully readable book that answers the question by looking at a century of American foreign policy. As with everything Beinart writes, it is lucid, thoughtful and strikingly honest." -- Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World "Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century--a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together. The story continues, of course, and so his book is not only timely; it is indispensible." -- Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars Peter Beinart, one of the nation's leading political writers, offers a provocative and strikingly original account of American hubris throughout history--and how we learn from the tragedies that result.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061456462
• ISBN13: 9780061456466
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"