John Lewis Gaddis, der har forsket, undervist og skrevet bøger om Den Kolde Krig siden begyndelsen af 70'erne og har rådgivet diverse præsidenter fra Nixon til Bush, skriver i sit forord, at hans førs...
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What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and...
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A collection of essays by a leading American authority on US foreign policy, which discusses the American style of diplomacy of the 20th century, the ambiguous nature of morality in American foreign p...
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This work analyses the relationship between international order and justice in the study and practice of 20th and 21st century international relations. Particular attention is given to the topic of gl...
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In this contribution, a group of leading scholars examine the relationship between international order and justice. Chapters examine a wide range of states and transactional perspectives, including th...
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This text uses biographical techniques to test the question: did the advent of the nuclear bomb prevent World War III? It examines the careers of ten Cold War statesmen, and asks whether they viewed w...
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This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces -- domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of p...
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