American historians in war and peace
Subtitle: patriotism, diplomacy and the Paris Peace Conference,1918-1919
By: Jonathan M. Nielson
Edition: [Updated ed.].
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bethesda, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 663
ISBN-13: 9781936320141
Subjects: Historiography; World War, 1914-1918; Relations with historians; Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920); Diplomatic history; Peace; Foreign relations; Historians; Political activity; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Struggles for legitimacy and relevance: history, historians and the war; title: The historian as patriot; title: To vindicate the principles of peace and justice; title: To prepare a program of perfection; title: War aims and peace terms; title: A powerful weapon in the arsenal of idealism; title: To forge instruments in aid of judgment; title: The historian as advisor and diplomat; title: So many blocks on the wheels we try to turn; title: The work of statesmen and scholars; title: Blowing trumpets and grasping halberds.