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The key insight Reynolds gained from Neustadt and May was that: ‘The question should not be “What’s the problem” but “What’s the story?” In other words, ask first: “How did we get into this mess?” Let’s reconstruct that as a story because it might help us to see how we can get out of the mess.
- Mike Childs
In some ways that is so obvious, but if you’ve got a choice...
- Mike Childs
Nov 8, 2023 · Reynolds is right to say that Churchill could feel the injustice of certain imperialist horrors – the Amritsar massacre, notably – and that he believed that British ‘paternalistic’ rule could bring benefits to the King-Emperor’s subjects by shielding them from local oppression.
David Reynolds, FBA (born 17 February 1952) is a British historian. He is Emeritus Professor of International History at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
Jul 26, 2014 · In this groundbreaking book, British historian David Reynolds ranges far and wide across economics, poetry, diplomacy, and politics to tease out the complex consequences of what was hoped to be...
Feb 19, 2022 · Professor David S. Reynolds, whose book Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times provided a basis for the series, explained in an interview how the arguments about best teaching history have value in reminding us of the importance of understanding our past.
Feb 23, 2006 · David Reynolds explores the social and cultural implications of the wartime Anglo-American alliance, particularly the impact of nearly three million GIs on British life, and reflects more generally on the importance of cultural issues in the study of international history.
Mar 6, 2022 · David Reynolds’s concept of ‘competitive cooperation’, advanced in his book The Creation of the Anglo-American Alliance: A Study in Competitive Cooperation, 1937–1941, has been highly influential in the historiography of contemporary international history.
