The Great Powers (Routledge Revivals): Essays in Twentieth Century Politics

By Max Beloff

Book Overview

This re-issued work, first published in 1959, is a collection of essays by British historian Max Beloff, designed to help us to understand and interpret the political problems of the twentieth century. The essays are divided into three key areas: the challenges and limitations of interpretation from a historian's perspective, the appropriate scale for political activity and organisation in the modern world, and the emergence of the United States of America as the most powerful nation on the planet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041555652X
• ISBN13: 9780415556521
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"