Governing the World: The History of an Idea

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Product ID:	9780141011936
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Governing the World
Subtitle:	The History of an Idea
Authors:	Author: Mark Mazower
Page Count:	496
Subjects:	International relations, International relations
Description:	Select Guide Rating In 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. This title tells the history of world government. *The compelling and provocative history of world government, from acclaimed author Mark Mazower* Shortlisted for the RUSI 2013 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military Literature In 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. Instead of independent states changing sides, doing deals and betraying one another, a new, collegial ''Concert of Europe'' would ensure that the brutal chaos of the Napoleonic Wars never happened again. Mark Mazower''s remarkable new book recreates two centuries of international government - the struggle to spread values and build institutions to bring order to an anarchic and dangerous state system.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2013-06-27

Weight	340 g
Dimensions	196 × 130 × 22 mm