Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy by Gavin, Francis J.
Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy by Gavin, Francis J.

Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy

A compelling and insightful argument for historical study as a way to understand and navigate the complex,...
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Author: Francis J. Gavin
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Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy by Gavin, Francis J.

Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy

$67.39
Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy by Gavin, Francis J.

Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy

$67.39
Author: Francis J. Gavin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A compelling and insightful argument for historical study as a way to understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world of decision-making

It seems obvious that we should use history to improve policy. If we have a good understanding of the past, it should enable better decisions in the present, especially in the extraordinarily consequential worlds of statecraft and strategy. But how do we gain that knowledge? How should history be used? Sadly, it is rarely done well, and historians and decision-makers seldom interact. But in this remarkable book, Francis J. Gavin explains the many ways historical knowledge can help us understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world around us.

Good historical work convincingly captures the challenges and complexities the decisionmaker faces. At its most useful, history is less a narrowly defined field of study than a practice, a mental awareness, a discernment, and a responsiveness to the past and how it unfolded into our present world--a discipline in the best sense of the word. Gavin demonstrates how a historical sensibility helps us to appreciate the unexpected; complicates our assumptions; makes the unfamiliar familiar and the familiar unfamiliar; and requires us, without entirely suspending moral judgment, to try to understand others on their own terms. This book is a powerful argument for thinking historically as a way for readers to apply wisdom in encountering what is foreign to them.

Author: Francis J. Gavin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780300278361

About the Author
Francis J. Gavin is the Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and the director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His previous books include Gold, Dollars, and Power; Nuclear Weapons and American Grand Strategy; and The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty.
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