War Peace And Empire

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War And Peace And War

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Author : Peter Turchin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-02-27

War And Peace And War written by Peter Turchin and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-27 with History categories.

In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society’s capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of cooperation led to the formation of the Roman and Russian empires, and the United States. But as empires grow, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, conflict replaces cooperation, and dissolution inevitably follows. Eloquently argued and rich with historical examples, War and Peace and War offers a bold new theory about the course of world history with implications for nations today.

Pax Romana

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Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-08-11

Pax Romana written by Adrian Goldsworthy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-11 with History categories.

The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their peace meant Roman victory and was brought about by strength and dominance rather than co-existence with neighbours. The Romans were aggressive and ruthless, and during the creation of their empire millions died or were enslaved. But the Pax Romana was real, not merely the boast of emperors, and some of the regions in the Empire have never again lived for so many generations free from major wars. So what exactly was the Pax Romana and what did it mean for the people who found themselves brought under Roman rule? Acclaimed historian Adrian Goldsworthy tells the story of the creation of the Empire, revealing how and why the Romans came to control so much of the world and asking whether the favourable image of the Roman peace is a true one. He chronicles the many rebellions by the conquered, and describes why these broke out and why most failed. At the same time, he explains that hostility was only one reaction to the arrival of Rome, and from the start there was alliance, collaboration and even enthusiasm for joining the invaders, all of which increased as resistance movements faded away. A ground-breaking and comprehensive history of the Roman Peace, Pax Romana takes the reader on a journey from the bloody conquests of an aggressive Republic through the age of Caesar and Augustus to the golden age of peace and prosperity under diligent emperors like Marcus Aurelius, offering a balanced and nuanced reappraisal of life in the Roman Empire.

War Peace And Empire

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Author : Daniel G. Lang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-04

War Peace And Empire written by Daniel G. Lang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04 with Political Science categories.

Certainly the experience of war has left an indelible mark on human consciousness. Much has been written about the causes of war, how to conduct it, how to deal with its consequences, and how to promote peace instead. Yet, what is necessary to establish peace remains as debatable as determining the causes of war. The readings in War, Peace, and Empire, assembled and introduced by Dr. Daniel Lang, professor of political science at Lynchburg College, offer a broad perspective on questions and issues emerging from the problems presented by war, peace, and empire. This volume provides readers with texts and excerpts from some of the most notable contributions over the centuries. It includes selections drawn from standard discourses in Western thought by writers such as Thucydides, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, and Churchill and from other texts, less familiar to Western readers, such as The Crescent and the Cross and The Muqaddimah. Presented in counterpoint to these early texts are the newer views of 20th century minds Gandhi, Paul Kennedy, Benjamin Barber, and Samuel P. Huntington. War, Peace, and Empire is the fifth in the 10-volume series, Lynchburg College Symposium Readings, 3rd edition. Each volume presents primary texts organized around an interdisciplinary, liberal arts theme, such as education, politics, social issues, science and technology, or morals and ethics. The series has been developed by Lynchburg College faculty for use in the Senior Symposium and the Lynchburg College Symposium Readings Program (SS/LCSR). While these programs are distinctive to Lynchburg College, the texts are used on many college campuses across the nation, as well as by readers interested in signifi cant original texts on important issues.

War Peace And International Relations

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Author : Colin S. Gray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-06-11

War Peace And International Relations written by Colin S. Gray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-11 with History categories.

Chapter Introduction: Strategic history -- chapter 1 Themes and contexts of strategic history -- chapter 2 Carl von Clausewitz and the theory of war -- chapter 3 From limited war to national war: The French Revolution and the Napoleonic way of war -- chapter 4 The nineteenth century, I: A strategic view -- chapter 5 The nineteenth century, II: Technology, warfare and international order -- chapter 6 World War I, I: Controversies -- chapter 7 World War I, II: Modern warfare -- chapter 8 The twenty-year armistice, 1919-39 -- chapter 9 The mechanization of war -- chapter 10 World War II in Europe, I: The structure and course of total war -- chapter 11 World War II in Europe, II: Understanding the war -- chapter 12 World War II in Asia-Pacific, I: Japan and the politics of empire -- chapter 13 World War II in Asia-Pacific, II: Strategy and warfare -- chapter 14 The Cold War, I: Politics and ideology -- chapter 15 The Cold War, II: The nuclear revolution -- chapter 16 War and peace after the Cold War: An interwar decade -- chapter 17 9/11 and the age of terror -- chapter 18 Irregular warfare: Guerrillas, insurgents and terrorists -- chapter 19 War, peace and international order -- chapter 20 Conclusion: Must future strategic history resemble the past?.

Peace With Empire

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Author : Edwyn Bevan
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-26

Peace With Empire written by Edwyn Bevan and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-26 with categories.

Excerpt from Peace With Empire: The Problem It would be out of place in these Papers to argue for either policy. One can merely point out that the ques tion is not a simple one which can be decided straight away either on a generous or an egoistic impulse. One thing, however, it seems important for our purposes to realize. If it is the satisfaction of Germany we are thinking about, that is not at all likely to be achieved by our giving back to Germany her colonial Empire as it was last July. It is a leading fact in the situation that Germany felt her colonial Empire to be far too mean for her national greatness she was tormented by the consciousness that it showed to a disadvantage beside the rival dominions of Great Britain and France. Ger many's Empire had value for her, not for what it then was, but because she saw it as the nucleus of a much vaster Empire which successful war might give her in time to come. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

War Peace And Nation Building 1853 1918 Collection Of Papers

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Author : Aleksandar Rastović, Andrea Carteny
language : en
Publisher: Istorijski institut
Release Date : 2020-12-03

War Peace And Nation Building 1853 1918 Collection Of Papers written by Aleksandar Rastović, Andrea Carteny and has been published by Istorijski institut this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-03 with Political Science categories.

The thematic collection of papers WAR, PEACE AND NATION­BUILDING (1853– 1918) aims to explore the processes unfolding during peacetime, wartime and conclusion of agreements, when individuals, nations and empires were forming their identities. The intention is to present, through a scientific perspective, the social, political, diplomatic and cultural changes in European societies from the start of the Crimean War until the Versailles Peace Conference, which marked the end of the First World War.

The Ottoman Law Of War And Peace

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Author : Viorel Panaite
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

The Ottoman Law Of War And Peace written by Viorel Panaite and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.

This work addresses the Islamic notion of Holy War and its interpretation and application by the Ottoman Empire against Roman Principalities in the 15th to 18th centuries. Inextricably connected to Islamic law, the objectives of Islam's Holy War are starkly distunguished from those of mere war with the sword, where military actions are determined by political interests and economic gain.

War Peace And World Orders In European History

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Author : Anja V. Hartmann
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01

War Peace And World Orders In European History written by Anja V. Hartmann and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with Political Science categories.

This book explores a new way for students of International Relations to look at war, peace and world orders throughout European history. The contributors argue that the predominant 'realist' paradigm that focuses on states and their self-interest is not applicable to the largest period of European history, because states either did not exist or were only in the making. Instead, they argue, we have to look through the eyes of historical entities to see how they understood the world in which they lived, The authors use a wide range of case-studies, focusing on subjects as diverse as the ancient Greek concept of honour and persecution under Communist regimes during the Cold War to explore the ways in which people in different societies at different times perceived and felt about war and peace in the world around them.

Rome Parthia And The Politics Of Peace

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Author : Jason M. Schlude
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-01-13

Rome Parthia And The Politics Of Peace written by Jason M. Schlude and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-13 with History categories.

This volume offers an informed survey of the problematic relationship between the ancient empires of Rome and Parthia from c. 96/95 BCE to 224 CE. Schlude explores the rhythms of this relationship and invites its readers to reconsider the past and our relationship with it. Some have looked to this confrontation to help explain the roots of the long-lived conflict between the West and the Middle East. It is a reading symptomatic of most scholarship on the subject, which emphasizes fundamental incompatibility and bellicosity in Roman–Parthian relations. Rather than focusing on the relationship as a series of conflicts, Rome, Parthia, and the Politics of Peace responds to this common misconception by highlighting instead the more cooperative elements in the relationship and shows how a reconciliation of these two perspectives is possible. There was, in fact, a cyclical pattern in the Roman–Parthian interaction, where a reality of peace and collaboration became overshadowed by images of aggressive posturing projected by powerful Roman statesmen and emperors for a domestic population conditioned to expect conflict. The result was the eventual realization of these images by later Roman opportunists who, unsatisfied with imagined war, sought active conflict with Parthia. Rome, Parthia, and the Politics of Peace is a fascinating new study of these two superpowers that will be of interest not only to students of Rome and the Near East but also to anyone with an interest in diplomatic relations and conflict in the ancient world and today.

War Peace And The Media

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Author : Barrie Zwicker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023

War Peace And The Media written by Barrie Zwicker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Climatic changes categories.

"A collection of essays on war, militarism, climate change, and the role of the media in covering these issues."--