Reflections on modern history; the historian and human responsibility.

Title
  1. Reflections on modern history; the historian and human responsibility.
Published by
  1. Princeton, N.J., D. Van Nostrand [1963]
Author
  1. Kohn, Hans, 1891-1971.

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Description
  1. xvi, 360 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Bibliographical footnotes. "Books by Hans Kohn from 1922 to 1963 (in chronological order)": pages 357-360
Subject
  1. History, Modern
  2. Historici
  3. Verantwoordelijkheid
  4. History > Philosophy
  5. World politics > 20th century
  6. Nationalism
Contents
  1. pt. 1. The historian and human responsibility. The historian's responsibility in our time -- History : its place in a liberal education -- Academic freedom in our time -- Education for coming era -- The promise of this generation of college youth -- The interdependence of civilization -- pt. 2. Three English political thinkers. Walter Bagehot, Victorian -- Lord Acton and human liberty -- James Bryce and the Holy Roman Empire -- pt. 3. Aspects of nationalism. Napoleon and the age of nationalism -- France between Britain and Germany -- Dostoevsky and Danilevsky : Nationalist Messianism -- Toynbee and Russia -- The impact of Pan-Slavism on Central Europe -- The heritage of Masaryk -- Zion and the Jewish national idea -- The totalitarian philosophy of war -- The Soviet-Yugoslav controversy : Nationalism and Communism -- The problem of German nationalism -- pt. 4. The world in which we live. One world? -- Germany and Russia : old dreams and new realities -- Germany between East and West -- Germany in the new Europe -- Germany and Russia -- The United States and a United West -- The French rightest revolution -- Western Europe and Atlantic unity -- The Atlantic community and the world -- United States policy in the Cold War -- Khrushchev's foreign policy -- The United Nations and national self-determination -- Germany in world politics : 1963.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliographical footnotes. "Books by Hans Kohn from 1922 to 1963 (in chronological order)": p. 357-360.