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Realizm polityczny Carla von Clausewitza a sprawa polska
Carl Clausewitz’s Realism and the „Polish Case”

Author(s): Damian Winczewski
Subject(s): Politics, Political Theory
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: philosopy of war; History of Poland; History of warfare; political realism; international relations

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article was to present and maintain critical dicussion of General Carl von Clausewitz’s views on Polish independence and Poles themselves. For this purpose, available source literature has been used in the form of his main work On War and a number of not well known military, political and historical writings. We also used are selected fragments of correspondence and opinions of recognized authors in the literature of the subject. The conclusion is that Clausewitz’s negative opinion on Polish independence stems from a concrete historical analysis dictated by the fidelity of the author of Prussian raison d’etat.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 151-165
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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