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dislocating blows by the policies of international economic organizations
like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Indeed, he
condemns these organizations for not being attentive enough to the needs
of the less fortunate in the past. On the other hand, Kissinger is very
wary of the process of political globalization. In contrast
to
the "peace
and justice" crowd, he is highly critical of trends that threaten to under–
mine the concept of national sovereignty. He is not, it must be stressed,
against "humanitarian intervention" or "universal (legal) jurisdiction" in
undeniable cases of massive human rights abuses or genocide; however,
he rightly fears that noble principles can and will be twisted to serve
ignoble agendas. He also shrewdly points out that these principles are in
fundamental opposition to democratic norms of governance.
To sum up, Kissinger has written an important and engaging book.
While some observers may disagree with his particular recommenda–
tions for American foreign policy in this or that region, and while other
observers may consider his view too alarmist, he offers a consistent and
practical plan to guide America's future foreign policy decisions-a plan
that strikes an eminently reasonable balance between the pursuit of
national self-interest and the furtherance of international benevolence.
Whatever his or her personal feelings about Kissinger's past, no policy–
maker in Washington can afford to ignore his ideas.
David Rodman
Clement Greenberg
CLEMENT GREENBERG:
A
CRITIC'S COLLECTION.
By Karen Wilkin and
Bruce Guenther. Princeton University Press. $49.95.
CLEMEN')' GREENBERG NEVER BOUGHT
a painting. He acquired his col–
lection not by purchases but as gifts from artists. Artists trade with their
kind partially as an act of kindred respect. Greenberg participated in the
gift economy that sustains the amorphous tribe called the art world. The
collection was sold posthumously to the Portland Art Museum; but
Greenberg e1uring his lifetime sold major works by Jackson Pollock,
Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, David Smith,
and Morris Louis, considerably weakening his legacy. Pollock's
cata–
logue
raisol1lle
lists six works once owned by Greenberg, indicating that
Greenberg sold all but one, a drawing Pollock gave Greenberg for his
