Realpolitik : a brief history
Bew, John2016
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Realpolitik is approaching its 160th birthday, though it has existed as a form of statecraft for centuries and is arguably as old as the conduct of foreign affairs itself. Associated with great thinkers from Machiavelli to Kissinger, it is deeply rooted in the history of diplomacy yet also remains strikingly relevant to debates on contemporary foreign policy in the Obama administration today. Despite the fact that it has had something of a renaissance in recent years, however, it remains a surprisingly elusive notion, defying easy categorisation. This concise book offers a history of the concept of realpolitik in the English-speaking world: its origins as an idea; its practical application to statecraft in the recent past; and its relevance to the foreign policy challenges facing the US and its allies in the future.
Main title:
Realpolitik : a brief history / John Bew.
Author:
Bew, John, author
Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Collation:
384 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199331932 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3916914
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