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The Cold War and After: History, Theory, and the Logic of International Politics

The Cold War and After: History, Theory, and the Logic of International Politics

Marc Trachtenberg

9780691152035

Princeton University Pres


The Cold War; Politics & government; International relations

Paperback

332 pages

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What makes for war or for a stable international system? Are there general principles that should govern foreign policy? In The Cold War and After , Marc Trachtenberg, a leading historian of international relations, explores how historical work can throw light on these questions. The essays in this book deal with specific problems - with such matters as nuclear strategy and US-European relations. But Trachtenberg's main goal is to show how in practice a certain type of scholarly work can be done. He demonstrates how, in studying international politics, the conceptual and empirical sides of the analysis can be made to connect with each other, and how historical, theoretical, and even policy issues can be tied together in an intellectually respectable way. These essays address a wide variety of topics, from theoretical and policy issues, such as the question of preventive war and the problem of international order, to more historical subjects - for example, American policy on Eastern Europe in 1945 and Franco-American relations during the Nixon-Pompidou period. But in each case the aim is to show how a theoretical perspective can be brought to bear on the analysis of historical issues, and how historical analysis can shed light on basic conceptual problems.

By:   Marc Trachtenberg
Imprint:   Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 23mm,  Width: 229mm,  Spine: 152mm
Weight:   485g
ISBN:  

9780691152035


ISBN 10:   0691152039
Series:   Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Marc Trachtenberg is professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include A Constructed Peace and The Craft of International History (both Princeton).


[A] stimulating reconsideration of some of the central and already much-studied issues of the Cold War... Trachtenberg argues his case thoughtfully and interestingly. Contentious in parts, stimulating throughout, this is a book for historians and international relations scholars, especially those interested in each other's endeavours, and for a wider academic readership, too. -- Roger Morgan Times Higher Education

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