Personalities, War and Diplomacy: Essays in International History

ISBN-13: 9780714648187 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 304 str.

Dr T. G. Otte; Constantine A. Pagedas; Roy Jenkins

Opis

History is an old, yet constantly changing discipline. Traditionally, the interpretation of the past oscillated between two opposed poles; on the one hand, there were those who believed that events were determined not by individuals but by an impersonal process (though, of course, there were contending views of what that process is, or how it unravels), and on the other hand, there were those who stressed the contingent aspects of politics and history, and hence the impact of personalities. Neither of these two concepts of history is new.

Spis treści

Canadian Journal of History - reviewed by Keith Neilson - Royal Military college of Canada

"In short, this is a valuable book. The editors are to be congratulated, both for their own efforts and for assembling a strong cast of contributors. Let us hope that the volume stimulates further work on the impact of personality on policy."



FC Journal - Diplomacy and Statecraft - reveiwed by P.M.H.Bell University of Liverpool

"The editors have conceived an enterprising and worthwhile project, and carried it through to a successful conclusion, in thee shape of a new and forceful contribution to a long-running debate."



"This is an excellent collection of essays which, as Roy Jenkins points out in his preface, "rarely fail to provide both little-known information and beams of illumination"." - Michael Dockrill, Contemporary Security Policy

O autorze

T.G. Otte, Constantine A. Pagedas, Roy Jenkins