The Sino-Soviet Alliance: An International History by Austin Jersild

IF 0.7 2区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY
L. Lüthi
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We cheat ourselves if we dismiss Bush as a cold-blooded snob. The detached analyst had a touch of the mystic. In the penultimate selection of the volume, he asks why birds sing, and he concludes that they do so for the pleasure the singing brings. Not for survival of the self or the species, but for a transcendent joy in the experience. Elsewhere, he considers a point at the heart of the human condition: “The shepherd on the hill at night views the stars and ponders, not just that he can thus care better for his sheep, not just that he is idle and his mind roams, but because he wonders whether, beyond the stars, lies the reason why he can thus ponder” (p. 221). As we face climate change, buckling economies, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of genome editing and other technological disruptions, Bush’s life and career tell us that serious, focused, and rigorous analysis can see us through, even as we bring our own blind spots and wistful romantic musings along. One final word about the editor, Zachary. Editors who gather, evaluate, select, and trim the works of others are themselves reflected in the subsequent collections, even though they may be lost in the brilliance of their subject. For Zachary to have compiled this material requires his having the talent and training to understand all the facets that engaged Bush. The result is a volume that is an indispensable contribution to our understanding of major issues facing the United States in the middle of the previous century and a source of encouragement and caution for our own times.
《中苏联盟:国际史》奥斯汀·杰西尔德著
如果我们认为布什是个冷血的势利小人,那我们就是在欺骗自己。那个超然的分析家有一丝神秘的感觉。在这本书的倒数第二段,他问鸟儿为什么唱歌,他的结论是,它们这样做是为了唱歌带来的快乐。不是为了自我或物种的生存,而是为了在体验中获得超然的快乐。在其他地方,他思考了人类状况的核心:“牧羊人在夜晚的山上看着星星沉思,不仅仅是因为他可以更好地照顾他的羊,不仅仅是因为他无所事事,他的思想漫游,而是因为他想知道,在星星之外,是否有他可以这样思考的原因”(第221页)。当我们面对气候变化、经济衰退、俄罗斯无端入侵乌克兰、基因组编辑和其他技术破坏的兴起时,布什的生活和职业告诉我们,严肃、专注和严谨的分析可以帮助我们度过难关,即使我们带着自己的盲点和怀旧的浪漫沉思。关于编辑扎卡里的最后一句话。编辑们收集、评价、选择和整理别人的作品,他们自己也反映在随后的收藏中,即使他们可能会迷失在他们主题的辉煌中。对扎卡里来说,编写这些材料需要他有足够的才能和训练来理解与布什有关的所有方面。这本书对我们理解上世纪中叶美国面临的主要问题作出了不可或缺的贡献,对我们这个时代也是一种鼓励和告诫。
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