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The Atlantic Realists Empireand International Political Thought Between Germany And The United States
The Atlantic Realists Empireand International Political Thought Between Germany And The United States
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Description: In The Atlantic Realists intellectual historian Matthew Specter offers a boldly revisionist interpretation of "realism " a prevalent stance in post - WWII US foreign policy and public discourse and the dominant international relations theory during the Cold War. Challenging the common view of realism as a set of universally binding truths about international affairs Specter argues that its major features emerged from a century - long dialogue between American and German intellectuals beginning in the late nineteenth century. Specter uncovers an " Atlantic realist" tradition of reflection on the prerogatives of empire and the nature of power politics conditioned by fin de si cle imperial competition two world wars the Holocaust and the Cold War. Focusing on key figures in the evolution of realist thought including Carl Schmitt Hans Morgenthau and Wilhelm Grewe this book traces the development of the realist worldview over a century dismantling myths about the national interest Realpolitik and the "art" of statesmanship.
Title: The Atlantic Realists Empireand International Political Thought Between Germany And The United States
Author(s): Specter Matthew
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Barcode: 9781503603127
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 2/8/2022
Category: International Relations
Description: In The Atlantic Realists intellectual historian Matthew Specter offers a boldly revisionist interpretation of "realism " a prevalent stance in post - WWII US foreign policy and public discourse and the dominant international relations theory during the Cold War. Challenging the common view of realism as a set of universally binding truths about international affairs Specter argues that its major features emerged from a century - long dialogue between American and German intellectuals beginning in the late nineteenth century. Specter uncovers an " Atlantic realist" tradition of reflection on the prerogatives of empire and the nature of power politics conditioned by fin de si cle imperial competition two world wars the Holocaust and the Cold War. Focusing on key figures in the evolution of realist thought including Carl Schmitt Hans Morgenthau and Wilhelm Grewe this book traces the development of the realist worldview over a century dismantling myths about the national interest Realpolitik and the "art" of statesmanship.
Title: The Atlantic Realists Empireand International Political Thought Between Germany And The United States
Author(s): Specter Matthew
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Barcode: 9781503603127
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 2/8/2022
Category: International Relations