The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939

E.H. Carr's Twenty Years' Crisis is a classic work in International Relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century. The issues and themes he develops in this book continue to have relevance to modern day concerns with power and its distribution in the international system.Michael Cox's critical introduction provides the reader with background information about the author, the context for the book, its main themes and contemporary relevance. Written with the student in mind, it offers a guide to understanding a complex, but crucial text.Now updated with a new preface from Michael Cox.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: The Science of International Politics.- Part Two: The International Crisis.- Part Three: Politics, Power and Morality.- Power Four: Laws and Change.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: E H Carr, E. H. Carr, E.H. Carr
• Mitarbeit: Michae Cox (Herausgeber), Michael Cox (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.12.2016
• EAN: 9781349950751
• ISBN: 978-1-349-95075-1
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 209 mm x 18 mm
• Serien: Springer Palgrave Macmillan; Print on demand
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; B, History, Political Science, world history, General & world history, Second World War, Political Science and International Studies, World History, Global and Transnational History, History, Modern, Modern History, Politics and International Studies, Political Science and International Relations, general, World War, 1939-1945, History of World War II and the Holocaust