{"id":2989,"date":"2009-01-15T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2009-01-15T18:43:46","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T18:43:46","slug":"barnetts-great-powers-the-cutting-room-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=2989","title":{"rendered":"Barnett’s Great Powers: The Cutting Room Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom’s<\/a><\/strong> new book Great Powers: America and the World After Bush<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is not out yet but I have read two different versions. A first draft, chapter by chapter more or less as fast as Dr. Barnett was able to write it and then a near finished but yet to be finally edited penultimate version. The second\u00a0incarnation I read\u00a0had significant structural differences from the first draft manuscript, as it should when an author works with a professional editor and publisher on a major book.<\/p>\n

Tom has just released some of the material that had been cut during the editing process and it’s worth a look. It’s interesting and it gives you an idea of thoughts in process for writing a large work even if ultimately, these sections\u00a0received the axe:<\/p>\n

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GP: the lost chapters<\/a><\/h3>\n

Remember when Tom wrote<\/a> that the deleted chapters from Great Powers<\/em> would appear online? Two are now up on International Relations and Security Nework.<\/p>\n

The original Chapter One is now Creed of an American Grand Strategist: I am a great power. And so can you!<\/a><\/p>\n

The subtitle was Mark Warren’s idea (an obvious link to Colbert’s book), which Tom thought was pretty funny.<\/p>\n

The original Chapter Two, ‘A-to-Z of American Grand Strategy’ is now broken into four parts:<\/p>\n

+ A lexicon deconstructed: A-G<\/a>
\n+ A lexicon deconstructed: H-M<\/a>
\n+ A lexicon deconstructed: N-S<\/a>
\n+ A lexicon deconstructed: T-Z<\/a><\/p>\n

For now, we’re just linking to ISN. We’ll be reprinting both of these lost chapters in their entirety later in the month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Having been both writer and an editor on a small scale, I think the natural tendency of\u00a0every writer is to cling to every word. Frequently though,\u00a0in making an important point, less really is more to the reader. A good editor clears away the clutter and let’s the writer’s best shine through with clarity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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