The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-39 - Hardcover

Carr, Edward Hallett.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333069137 ISBN 13: 9780333069134

Publisher: Macmillan, 1946

Synopsis

E.H. Carr's Twenty Years' Crisis is a classic work in International Relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century. The issues and themes he develops in this book continue to have relevance to modern day concerns with power and its distribution in the international system. Michael Cox's critical introduction provides the reader with background information about the author, the context for the book, its main themes and contemporary relevance. Written with the student in mind, it offers a guide to understanding a complex, but crucial text.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'...this book is a monument to the human power of sane and detached analysis. In its examination of the collapse of the international system, it is utterly devoid of national bias, or that bitter denunciation of governments and men which marks so much recent literature dealing with the crisis...In the development of his thesis, Professor Carr has produced one of the most significant contributions to the systematic study of the theory of international politics that this reviewer has seen in years.' -W.P. Maddox, The American Political Science Review

About the Author:

E.H. Carr was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Michael Cox is Professor of International Politics at University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 1946
• ISBN 10: 0333069137
• ISBN 13: 9780333069134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2