| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 447 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Contents |
Pursuit of policy contrary to self-interest -- Prototype : the Trojans take the wooden horse within their walls -- The Renaissance popes provoke the Protestant secession : 1470-1530 -- The British lose America -- America betrays itself in Vietnam -- Epilogue : "a lantern on the stern." |
| Subject |
History, Modern.
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History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Judgment.
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| ISBN |
0394527771 |
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9780394527772 |
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0718124324 MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON |
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9780718124328 MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON |
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0349133654 ABACUS |
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9780349133652 ABACUS |
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