The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield

Download or read book The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield written by Karl W. Schweizer and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Herbert Butterfield was one of the leading British historians of the Twentieth Century . A diplomatic historian by training, he branched out into a variety of fields including historiography, the history of science and international theory. The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield brings together material from Butterfield's previously unpublished papers and a critical commentary from two leading Butterfield scholars: Paul Sharp and Karl Schweizer. They recover Butterfield's contribution to international thought, particularly his role as a founding member of the British Committee on the theory of international politics (also known as the English School).