39541. Mark Mazower. Governing the World. The History of an Idea
- Author:
- Jochen von Bernstorff
- Publication Date:
- 05-2014
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Abstract:
- Mark Mazower provides us with a very readable and highly stimulating intellectual history of Western internationalism starting with the Vienna Congress in 1815 and ending in 2012 with the ongoing Syrian civil war. The historical analysis focuses not only on the philosophical and political currents at the heart of 19th and 20th century internationalism but also on how Anglo-Saxon politicians and high ranking civil servants viewed and shaped international institutions during these two centuries; all of this is full of interesting biographical findings, illustrative contemporary quotations, and insightful historical judgement.
- Topic:
- Civil War
- Political Geography:
- Europe