John Bew

Realpolitik (eBook, ePUB)

A History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 political and ideological moment, Realpolitik remains a touchstone for discussion about statecraft and diplomacy. It is a freighted concept. Historian John Bew explores the genesis of Realpolitik, tracing its longstanding and enduring relevance in political and foreign policy debates. Bew's book uncovers the context that gave birth to Realpolitik-that of the fervor of radical change in 1848 in Europe. He explains its application in the conduct of foreign policy from the days of Bismarck onward. Lastly, he illuminates its translation from German into English, one that reveals the uniquely Anglo-American version of realpolitik-small "r"-being practiced today, a modern iteration that attempts to reconcile idealism with the pursuit of national interests. Lively, encyclopedic, and utterly original, Realpolitik: A History illuminates the life and times of a term that has shaped and will continue to shape international relations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199331956
• Artikelnr.: 43982576

Autorenporträt

John Bew teaches history and foreign policy at the War Studies Department at King's College London. Previously he was a Lecturer in Modern British History at Cambridge. In 2013 he was named to the Kissinger Chair at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. He is the author for four books, most recently Castlereagh: A Life.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Real Realpolitik
1. The origins of Realpolitik
2. Foundations of Realpolitik
3. Realpolitik and Bismarck: a fatal compromise?
4. Realpolitik after Rochau
Part II: Anti-realpolitik and the Anglo-American Worldview
5. The English Discovery of Realpolitik
6. American Realpolitik
7. The Coming Peace and the Eradication of Realpolitik
Part III: Inter-war Realpolitik
8. The Ingestion of Realpolitik
9. Germany and the New Realpolitik
10. Machiavelli's Return? Realpolitik, Fascism and Appeasement
Part IV: The Americanisation of Realpolitik
11. America's Awakening: Geopolitics and the Ethics of American Statecraft
12. Realpolitik through the Back Door? The Role of the Emigrés
13. Bismarckism and Anti-Bismarckism
Part V: Practical Realpolitik
14. Reluctant Realpolitik in the Cold War Era
15. Realpolitik in the Nixon-Carter Era
16. Wither Realpolitik? The End of the Cold War and Beyond
Conclusion: Why we need a Renaissance of Realpolitik