Realpolitik: A History

by John Bew

Book Overview

Since its coinage in mid-19th century Germany, Realpolitik has proven both elusive and protean. To some, it represents the best approach to meaningful change and political stability in a world buffeted by uncertainty and rapid transformation. To others, it encapsulates an attitude of cynicism and cold calculation, a transparent and self-justifying policy exercised by dominant nations over weaker. Remolded across generations and repurposed to its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199331936
• ISBN13: 9780199331932
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"