The great powers essays in twentieth century politics /

• Main Author: Beloff, Max Beloff, Baron, 1913-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Series: Routledge revivals.
• Subjects: World politics > 20th century.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > International. > Government; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > International Relations; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Item Description: Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 13, 2009).; This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009.; Originally published: London: Allen & Unwin, 1959.; Includes index.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• ISBN: 9780203871287 (electronic bk.); 0203871286 (electronic bk.)

This re-issued work, first published in 1959, is a collection ofëssays by BritishḧistorianÈMax Beloff, Èdesigned to help us to understandänd interpret the political problems ofẗhe twentieth century. The essays are divided into three key areas: theÈchallenges and limitations of interpretation from a historian's perspective, the appropriate scale for political activity and organisation in the modern world, and the emergence of the UnitedÈStates of America as the most powerful nation on the planet.