峰会：影响20世纪的六场元首会谈

by David Reynolds, 戴维·雷诺兹, 马俊 (Translator)

曾经，几个大国元首会面，就足以左右全世界人的命运。

1938年，慕尼黑会议，张伯伦和希特勒会面，此后纳粹更加肆无忌惮，挑起第二次世界大战，导致生灵涂炭。

1945年，雅尔塔会议，罗斯福、丘吉尔、斯大林密会八日，确立战后国际格局。雅尔塔会议是希望的序曲，也被视为冷战的前奏。

1961年，维也纳会议，这是冷战开始后首度重启峰会，在肯尼迪与赫鲁晓夫火药味十足的碰撞之后，是古巴导弹危机，美国深陷越南战争的泥潭。

1972年，莫斯科会议，尼克松和勃列日涅夫互相让步，冷战走向缓和。

1978年，戴维营会议，卡特、贝京和萨达特分别代表美国、以色列和埃及，为中东和平斡旋。成果斐然，却未能持久。

1985年，日内瓦会议，里根和戈尔巴乔夫破冰会晤，冷战走向和平结束。

六场峰会，十四个站在权力之巅的人各怀心事，为利益，为野心，为理念，或为实现战争的企图，或为达成和平的愿景，在外交场上展开竞逐。他们冒着巨大的风险，顶着政治、身体、心理上的沉重压力，在现实政治和理想主义间权衡，施展各样手段来摆布对手，达成目标。他们究竟是创造了历史，还是败给了时势？无论如何，20世纪的历史，都因他们而改变。

剑桥大学国际关系史教授戴维·雷诺兹用这六场峰会，串联起20世纪的国际大事。从被删改得规规矩矩的庞杂政府文件中，他读出了鲜活的历史真相，他考察字里行间的深意，还原当初与会者因不知道对方筹码而无法了解的事实，带我们重回六大峰会的历史现场，重新审视那些塑造了当今世界的力量。

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics, World History

596 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2007

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. For more information please see David Reynolds.

A Professor of International History and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Dulwich College, then Cambridge and Harvard universities. He has held visiting posts at Harvard, Nebraska and Oklahoma, as well as at Nihon University in Tokyo and Sciences Po in Paris. He was awarded the Wolfson History Prize, 2004, and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005. He teaches and lectures both undergraduates and postgraduates at Cambridge University, specialising in the two world wars and the Cold War. Since October 2013 he has been Chairman of the History Faculty at Cambridge.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating exploration of several key summits in the 20th century. While often not as detailed as I would have preferred, the discussion successfully painted a picture of the tone and key issues of each interaction and drove towards a number of interesting observations about the roles, risks, and components of summitry. The kind of book that both leaves me satisfied but also motivates me to seek out more accounts and perspectives.

[Helena Sheibler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neville Chamberlains wasn't the moron everyone thinks he is and this book illuminates him fairly well. Appeasement was a horrible idea, obviously but the book is fair and factual. The Reagan/ Gorbachev chapter is likewise, deftly handled. Yalta, 1945. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. Need I say more?

[Katrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty fascinating. It's amazing how much of history is based upon misinterpretations and misconceptions.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastic book if you are interested in how leaders walked into some of the most famous meetings of diplomacy. Quite amazing. Very dry and boring if you are not into history.

[N. G. Osborne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good concise breakdown of six of the most important summits of the 20th Century - even handed and incisive.

[Hisuhn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars