Gilbert, Felix

Felix Gilbert

History: Politics or Culture? Reflections on Ranke and Burckhardt Felix Gilbert
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), generally recognized as the founder of the school of modern critical historical scholarship, and Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), the great Swiss proponent of cultural interpretation, are fathers of modern...
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The Diplomats, 1919鈥�1939 Edited by Gordon A. Craig and Felix Gilbert This classic account of interwar diplomacy examines the curious fate of the diplomat, 鈥渢he honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country,鈥� in the capitals of a darkening Europe. These men鈥攁mbassadors in the field and... Read More View Book
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age Edited by Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig, and Felix Gilbert
"Authoritative and convincing."鈥擭ew York Times Book Review
The classic reference on the theory and practice of war
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To the Farewell Address: Ideas of Early American Foreign Policy Felix Gilbert
Washington's Farewell Address comprises various aspects of American political thinking. It reaches beyond any period limited in time and reveals the basic issue of the American attitude toward foreign policy: the tension between...
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