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Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982) was a British historian, diplomat, journalist, and international relations theorist. He served in the British Foreign Office and later became a professor of international politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Known for: The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919–1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
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The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919–1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
Originally published in 1939, this seminal work by British historian and diplomat Edward Hallett Carr examines the interwar period and the failure of idealism in international politics. Carr critiques utopian approaches to international relations and lays the foundation for realist theory, arguing that power and interest are central to understanding global affairs. The book remains a cornerstone of political realism and a key text in the study of international relations.
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The Utopian Phase
The immediate aftermath of the First World War witnessed what I call the utopian moment in international thought. The devastation of 1914–1918 seemed to cry out for a new world order founded on reason, law, and moral will. From Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points to the Covenant of the League of Nation...
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Critique of Utopianism
In critically examining utopianism, my foremost concern was the blindness it fostered toward the permanent elements of politics: conflict, power, and interest. The utopian mind, I wrote, sees only ends and ignores means. It assumes that good intentions can generate good outcomes, that moral truth ca...
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About E. H. Carr
Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982) was a British historian, diplomat, journalist, and international relations theorist. He served in the British Foreign Office and later became a professor of international politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Carr is best known for his works on Soviet hist...
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Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982) was a British historian, diplomat, journalist, and international relations theorist. He served in the British Foreign Office and later became a professor of international politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Carr is best known for his works on Soviet hist...
Edward Hallett Carr (1892–1982) was a British historian, diplomat, journalist, and international relations theorist. He served in the British Foreign Office and later became a professor of international politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Carr is best known for his works on Soviet history and international relations, particularly 'The Twenty Years' Crisis' and his multi-volume 'History of Soviet Russia'.
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