The Atlantic Realists (eBook)

Empire and International Political Thought Between Germany and the United States

Matthew Specter (Autor)

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2022
336 Seiten
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5036-2997-4 (ISBN)

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In The Atlantic Realists, intellectual historian Matthew Specter offers a boldly revisionist interpretation of "e;realism,"e; a prevalent stance in post-WWII US foreign policy and public discourse and the dominant international relations theory during the Cold War. Challenging the common view of realism as a set of universally binding truths about international affairs, Specter argues that its major features emerged from a century-long dialogue between American and German intellectuals beginning in the late nineteenth century. Specter uncovers an "e;Atlantic realist"e; tradition of reflection on the prerogatives of empire and the nature of power politics conditioned by fin de siecle imperial competition, two world wars, the Holocaust, and the Cold War. Focusing on key figures in the evolution of realist thought, including Carl Schmitt, Hans Morgenthau, and Wilhelm Grewe, this book traces the development of the realist worldview over a century, dismantling myths about the national interest, Realpolitik, and the "e;art"e; of statesmanship.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.2.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: American Exceptionalism • Great powers • International Relations • North Atlantic • power politics • Realpolitik • Restraint • US Foreign Policy • World Politics
• ISBN-10: 1-5036-2997-X / 150362997X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5036-2997-4 / 9781503629974