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“Woodrow Wilson’s great contribution to history was to put on the global agenda a set of ideas about the proper organization of international political and economic life—which in the United States are sometimes called Wilsonianism—which emphasize international organizations, democracy, arms limitation and free trade…in the 100 years since his death in 1924 these ideas have become increasingly influential—so influential that I think it’s fair to call it the Wilsonian century. John Milton Cooper is an American historian who has written a great deal about Woodrow Wilson. This is his one-volume biography, and it recommends itself to me, not only because he’s a good historian and a good writer, but because there is an emphasis on what I think is most important about Woodrow Wilson, namely his international ideas.” Read more...
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Michael Mandelbaum, International Relation
