David MayersDavid Mayers teaches at Boston University, where he holds a joint professorship in the History and Political Science departments. His previous books include Cracking the Monolith: US Policy Against the Sino–Soviet Alliance, 1949–1955 (1986), George Knnan and the Dilemmas of US Foreign Policy (1988), The Ambassadors and America's Soviet Policy (1995), Wars and Peace: The Future Americans Envisioned, 1861–1991 (1998) and Dissenting Voices in America's Rise to Power (Cambridge University Press, 2007). Read More Read Less