The Art of Peacemaking
Author | : István Bibó |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300203783 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300203780 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Istvâan Bibâo (1911-1979) was a Hungarian lawyer, political thinker, prolific essayist, and minister of state for the Hungarian national government during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This magisterial compendium of Bibâo's essays introduces English-speaking audiences to the writings of one of the foremost theorists and psychologists of twentieth-century European politics and culture. Elegantly translated by Pâeter Pâasztor and with a scholarly introduction by Ivâan Zoltâan Dâenes, the essays in this volume address the causes and fallout of European political crises, postwar changes in the balance of power among countries, and nation-building processes"--