Doyne Dawson, James D Dawson

The Origins Of Western Warfare

Militarism And Morality In The Ancient World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an overview of primitive Western warfare, showing how the main motivations of prehistoric combat?revenge and honor?set the tone for Greek thinking about questions of war and morality. It offers a short account of classical theories of war and imperialism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780813333922
• ISBN-10: 081333392X
• Artikelnr.: 21697728

Autorenporträt

Doyne Dawson received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and is the author of Cities of the Gods: Communist Utopias in Greek Thought. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Doyne Dawson received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and is the author of Cities of the Gods: Communist Utopias in Greek Thought. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
In the Beginning
Primitive Warfare
Chiefdoms, States, and Empires
Greek Warfare
The Greek Way of War
The Ethics of Greek Warfare
The Greeks and Raison d'Etat
Warfare and the Greek Constitution
Roman Warfare
The Roman Way of War
The Ethics of Roman Warfare
The Romans and Raison d' Etat
Warfare and the Roman Constitution
The Classical Legacy
Warfare in Medieval Thought
Warfare in Renaissance Thought
Conclusion