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Glimmer of a New Leviathan: Total War in the Realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz
Campbell Craig
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Description for Glimmer of a New Leviathan: Total War in the Realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz
Paperback. Presents the story of how the three chief architects of an influential ideology struggled with the implications of their own creation. This book offers historical context for contemporary debates about weapons of mass destruction and the post-Cold War international order. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by menacing states such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, made Americans more receptive to the Realist idea that international relations is about fear and survival. The American Realists Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and Kenneth Waltz developed a modern strategic framework that sought to introduce American leaders and the educated public to these harsher realities of international politics. They ... Read more
The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by menacing states such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, made Americans more receptive to the Realist idea that international relations is about fear and survival. The American Realists Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and Kenneth Waltz developed a modern strategic framework that sought to introduce American leaders and the educated public to these harsher realities of international politics. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123495
SKU
V9780231123495
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About Campbell Craig
Campbell Craig is professor of international relations at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He is now in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southampton
Reviews for Glimmer of a New Leviathan: Total War in the Realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz
The most compelling account to date of how realism gave way to neorealism in the face of a nuclearized world.
Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs Craig's book is to be commended for shedding light on how three important thinkers dealt with one of the most important issues of international politics... an important contribution to the intellectual history of the ... Read more
Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs Craig's book is to be commended for shedding light on how three important thinkers dealt with one of the most important issues of international politics... an important contribution to the intellectual history of the ... Read more