1st Edition

Personalities, War and Diplomacy Essays in International History

Edited By T.G. Otte, C. Pagedas Copyright 1997
    316 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    Combines essays on the "personality dimension" in the 19th and 20th century international history, placing in a proper historical perspective the impact of individual diplomats, politicians and military strategists on foreign policy-making.

    Canadian Journal of History - reviewed by Keith Neilson - Royal Military college of Canada

    "In short, this is a valuable book. The editors are to be congratulated, both for their own efforts and for assembling a strong cast of contributors. Let us hope that the volume stimulates further work on the impact of personality on policy."



    FC Journal - Diplomacy and Statecraft - reveiwed by P.M.H.Bell University of Liverpool

    "The editors have conceived an enterprising and worthwhile project, and carried it through to a successful conclusion, in thee shape of a new and forceful contribution to a long-running debate."



    "This is an excellent collection of essays which, as Roy Jenkins points out in his preface, "rarely fail to provide both little-known information and beams of illumination"." - Michael Dockrill, Contemporary Security Policy

    Biography

    T.G. Otte, Constantine A. Pagedas, Roy Jenkins