War and Peace in the Western Political Imagination : From Classical Antiquity to the Age of Reason / Roger B. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Roger B. (Roger Burrow), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The study of war in all periods of prehistory and recorded history has always commanded the attention of historians, dramatists, poets and artists. The study of peace has, however, not yet gained a comparable readership, and the subject is attracting an increasing amount of scholarly research. This volume presents the first work of academic research to tackle this imbalance head on. It looks at war and peace through the ages, from the Classical world through to the 18th century. It considers the nature and advocacy of war and peace both from an historical perspective but also a philosophical one, particularly looking at how universal peace, which began as a personal philosophy, became over the centuries a political philosophy that underpins much of modern society's attitudes towards warfare and militarism.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102558

ISBN:

9781474258722

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access