This book explores the 'mental maps' ofleading political figuresof the era of two world wars. Chapters focus on those giants whoseideas cast a compelling shadow: Lloyd George, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Roosevelt, Churchill, Briand and Stresemann, as well as other important figures: Poincare, Atatuerk, Bene, Chiang and Mao."
This book explores the 'mental maps' ofleading political figuresof the era of two world wars. Chapters focus on those giants whoseideas cast a compell...
The early Cold War was a period of dramatic change. New superpowers emerged, the European powers were eclipsed, colonial empires tottered. Political leaders everywhere had to make immense adjustments. This volume explores their hopes and fears, their sense of their place in the world and of the constraints under which they laboured.
The early Cold War was a period of dramatic change. New superpowers emerged, the European powers were eclipsed, colonial empires tottered. Political l...
