![]() George Kennan enlisted in the American diplomatic corps out of college in 1925. Any writer dealing with the subject would have to at least make mention of the crucial importance of Kennan in how it all began. One of the strangest things about the book is this: I could find no mention of George Kennan. Oddly-considering his subject-Bevins gives rather short shrift to the origins of the Cold War. As we shall see-and as I will explain-that is a rather revealing statement by the author. He gives acknowledgements to several academics, including Bradley Simpson of the University of Connecticut. He is a journalist who has been employed by the LA Times, Washington Post, and the Financial Times of London. I note upfront, Bevins is not an academic, let alone an historian. As we shall see, he fails to deal with some things we do know and he does not avoid speculation. 7) He then adds that there is much we do not know. It essentially tries to tell the story of the Cold War, largely from its impact in what we today call the “Third World.” In his introduction, Bevins writes that he has avoided speculation entirely. Vincent Bevins’ book, The Jakarta Method is an ambitious volume. ![]()
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