What was the origin of the idea of the balance of power? How did European leaders apply its principles in actual practice? Widespread as the term balance of power has been, and vital as its principles have been in European statecraft, nevertheless study of its theory and practice has often been neglected by historians. A more complete understanding of the concept is arrived at in Edward Vose Gulick s well-knit examination of the two questions posed above. Throughout the book, the events of history and the diplomatic struggle as played out by statesmen are related to balance-of-power theory as...
What was the origin of the idea of the balance of power? How did European leaders apply its principles in actual practice? Widespread as the term bala...
