Alexander George ( born Alexander L. George ; May 31, 1920 , Chicago - August 16, 2006 , Seattle ) - a famous American political scientist, professor at Stanford University .
| Alexander George | |
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| Alexander L. George | |
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| Date of Birth | May 31, 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago |
| Date of death | August 16, 2006 (86 years old) |
| Place of death | Seattle |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | political science |
| Place of work | Stanford University |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Awards and prizes | Johan Schütte Prize in Political Science (1998) |
Biography
His parents were Assyrians who emigrated to the United States from Urmia (northwest Iran) [1] . Educated at the University of Chicago (bachelor, master, doctor, 1958).
Prizes and Awards
- 1975 - Bancroft Prize (Columbia University) - for the book "Containment in American Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice."
- 1983 - McCurthur Foundation Scholarship .
- 1997 - Award from the US National Academy for research related to the prevention of nuclear war.
- 1998 - Johan Schütte Prize in Political Science .
Books
- Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House : A Study of Personality. 1964. (co-authored).
- The Chinese Communist Army in action: the Korean War and its consequences. 1969.
- American foreign policy. 1974. (co-authored).
- The rivalry of the USA and the USSR : problems of crisis prevention. 1983.
- US-Soviet security cooperation: achievements, failures, lessons. 1988. (co-authored).
- Avoiding war: crisis management problems. 1991. (co-authored).
- The limits of diplomatic coercion. 1994. (co-authored).