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In linked stories and vignettes set in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, the author's introduce an unlikely hero -- and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors who ignore his empathetic and commonsense advice. William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick draw an incisive portrait of Americ...

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Main Authors: Lederer, William J., 1912-2009 (Author), Burdick, Eugene (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, independent publishers since 1923, [2019]
Subjects:
Americans > Foreign countries > Fiction.
Diplomats > Fiction.
International relations > Fiction.
Americans > Foreign countries.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomats.
International relations.
United States > Foreign relations > Fiction.
United States.
Political fiction.
Fiction.
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Summary:In linked stories and vignettes set in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, the author's introduce an unlikely hero -- and to the ignorant politicians and arrogant ambassadors who ignore his empathetic and commonsense advice. William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick draw an incisive portrait of American foreign policy gone dangerously wrong -- and how it might be fixed.--Adapted from publisher.
Item Description:"First published as a Norton paperback 1965; reissued 1999, 2019"
Physical Description:vi, 267 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:0393356728
9780393356724