What would Leopold von Ranke Say?

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: A, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus (-), course: International Relations Theory, language: English, abstract: This paper is based on Leopold von Ranke’s 1833 essay “The Great Powers”. Upon reading and re-reading the essay, I started to wonder what von Ranke, if he were still alive, ...