Ethics in a world of power

Friedrich Meinecke (1862-1854) has achieved recognition as the foremost German historian of this century. He was the outstanding interpreter of Ranke, a disciple of Dilthey, and the peer and contemporary of Max Weber and Ernst Troeltsch. This book is a study of his political ideas and of the problem of reconciling power and justice in international affairs. -- Taken from book jacket flap.