| Description |
269 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index. |
| Contents |
The problem of knowing : Pope Leo the Great and Attila the Hun -- The illusion of power : Henry VIII and Francis I -- The inevitability of surprise : Cortés and Moctezuma -- The principle of contingency : Metternich, Castlereagh, Talleyrand and others -- The false lessons of history : Wilson, Clemenceau, and Lloyd George -- The rule of unintended consequences : Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin -- The fantasy of realism : Bush, Kohl, Mitterand and others. |
| Subject |
Summit meetings -- History.
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Summit meetings. |
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History. |
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World politics.
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World politics. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
| ISBN |
0671678884 : $23.00 |
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