The Romance of History: Essays in Honor of Lawrence S. KaplanScott L. Bills, E. Timothy Smith Kent State University Press, 1997 - Počet stran: 304 The Romance of History is a collection of articles and essays which reflects the varied professional interests of eminent diplomatic historian Lawrence S. Kaplan. The collection is drawn largely from Kaplan's former students--accomplished scholars in their own right--but also features senior colleagues. Throughout a lifetime of teaching and scholarship, Kaplan has accomplished one of the most important tasks of historians: to tell stories that enlightens and provoke. He has helped probe and define two vital areas of American history: the diplomacy of the early republics and the evolution of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Both eras were filled with challenges, risks, and policymakers alternately wise and unwise, brash and humble, idealistic and pragmatic; both eras were punctuated by crises that appeared to threaten the foundations of the nation; and, for Kaplan, both were linked by a common thread of reason and the patient effort to shape an effective diplomacy among shifting global rivals. The Romance of History is a tribute to a fine historian, demonstrating the range and scope of his interests. |
Vyhledávání v knize
Výsledky 1-3 z 48
... Western democratic values and its resilience in the face of recurring interallied cri- ses . American - European disagreements have indeed been the major threat to NATO's existence ; but , aided by the perception of a common foe , the ...
... Western Europe would not be adequate unless Germany was remilitarized or large num- bers of U.S. troops were stationed in Europe . But in either case , he argued , it would " provoke the very attack which it is designed to deter . " He ...
... Western Union , and NATO , " in Western Security , The Formative Years : European and Atlantic Defence , 1947–1953 , ed . Olav Riste ( Oslo : Universitetsforlaget , 1985 ) , 107–27 ; and idem , “ Die Westunion und die militärische ...
Obsah
Perspectives on the Early Republic | 3 |
An Essay | 15 |
Diplomacy without Armaments 19451950 | 35 |
Autorská práva | |
Další části 11 nejsou zobrazeny.