Liberation or catastrophe? : reflections on the history of the twentieth century / Michael Howard.

Author/creator Howard, Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 213 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The Enlightenment and its enemies -- The twentieth century : liberation or catastrophe? -- The shifting balance : a changing Britain in a changing world -- The First World War reconsidered -- War and peace in 1914 -- War and the making of nations -- A thirty years' war? : the two world wars in historical perspective -- A missed opportunity? : Britain and German resistance, 1938-1944 -- The Cold War : a personal retrospect -- 1945-1995 : fifty years of European peace -- Cold War, chill peace -- NATO : an unhappy but successful marriage -- What is "Europe"? : (for the Norwegians) -- The European states-system in an era of change : (for the Germans) -- Britain, France, and the making of Europe : (for the French) -- War against terrorism -- September 11 and after -- Keeping order in a global society : pax Americana or global policing?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781847251596 (hbk.)
ISBN1847251595 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks D421 .H69 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold