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Thucydides on war and national character, Robert D. Luginbill

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"In this book, Robert D. Luginbill explores Thucydides' concept of national character and its relation to humankind's tendency toward war. He investigates Thucydides' theories on personal and national behavior in times of stress, with an eye for the lessons to be learned in modern times. Luginbill also analyzes the psychological framework behind History of the Peloponnesian War, explicating the origins of the war within Thucydides' distinct historiographical system, the patterns of individual behavior that account for (and restrain) aggression, and the formation of larger patterns of collective behavior that Thucydides saw as the ultimate cause of war."--BOOK JACKET
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
vii, 232 p.
Contents
  • 5.
  • Risk and Reason
  • 6.
  • Hope and Fear
  • 7.
  • The Elements of National Character
  • 8.
  • Spartan National Character in Action
  • 9.
  • Athenian National Character in Action
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Syracuse: The Formation of National Character
  • 11.
  • National Character and Leadership
  • 12.
  • The Inevitability of War
  • Charting History's Flow
  • 2.
  • Thucydides' Discovery of National Character
  • 3.
  • Physis: The Biology of War
  • 4.
  • The Balance of Power and Necessity
Isbn
9780813336442
Instance
Label
Thucydides on war and national character
Title
Thucydides on war and national character
Statement of responsibility
Robert D. Luginbill
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In this book, Robert D. Luginbill explores Thucydides' concept of national character and its relation to humankind's tendency toward war. He investigates Thucydides' theories on personal and national behavior in times of stress, with an eye for the lessons to be learned in modern times. Luginbill also analyzes the psychological framework behind History of the Peloponnesian War, explicating the origins of the war within Thucydides' distinct historiographical system, the patterns of individual behavior that account for (and restrain) aggression, and the formation of larger patterns of collective behavior that Thucydides saw as the ultimate cause of war."--BOOK JACKET
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Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
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Luginbill, Robert D
Index
index present
LC call number
DF229.T6
LC item number
L84 1999
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Thucydides
  • Thucydides
  • Thucydide (0460?-0395? av. J.-C.)
  • Thucydides
  • Thucydides
  • Thucydide (0460?-0395? av. J.-C.) / Histoire de la guerre du Péloponnèse
  • Peloponnesian War (Greece : 431-404 B.C.)
  • National characteristics, Greek
  • Plague
  • Oorlog
  • Volkskarakter
  • Historiae (Thucydides)
  • Krieg
  • Nationalcharakter
  • Caractère national grec
  • Caractère national grec
  • Historiae (Thucydides)
  • Oorlog
  • Volkskarakter
  • Nationalcharakter (Motiv)
  • Historiography
  • National characteristics, Greek
  • Plague
  • Greece
  • Grèce
  • Grèce - 431-404 av. J.-C. (Guerre du Péloponnèse) - Influence
  • Greece
  • Greece
Label
Thucydides on war and national character, Robert D. Luginbill
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index
Contents
  • 5.
  • Risk and Reason
  • 6.
  • Hope and Fear
  • 7.
  • The Elements of National Character
  • 8.
  • Spartan National Character in Action
  • 9.
  • Athenian National Character in Action
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Syracuse: The Formation of National Character
  • 11.
  • National Character and Leadership
  • 12.
  • The Inevitability of War
  • Charting History's Flow
  • 2.
  • Thucydides' Discovery of National Character
  • 3.
  • Physis: The Biology of War
  • 4.
  • The Balance of Power and Necessity
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vii, 232 p.
Isbn
9780813336442
Isbn Type
(hc. : alk. paper)
Lccn
98054300
System control number
  • (OCoLC)40444564
  • (OCoLC)ocm40444564
Label
Thucydides on war and national character, Robert D. Luginbill
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index
Contents
  • 5.
  • Risk and Reason
  • 6.
  • Hope and Fear
  • 7.
  • The Elements of National Character
  • 8.
  • Spartan National Character in Action
  • 9.
  • Athenian National Character in Action
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • Syracuse: The Formation of National Character
  • 11.
  • National Character and Leadership
  • 12.
  • The Inevitability of War
  • Charting History's Flow
  • 2.
  • Thucydides' Discovery of National Character
  • 3.
  • Physis: The Biology of War
  • 4.
  • The Balance of Power and Necessity
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
vii, 232 p.
Isbn
9780813336442
Isbn Type
(hc. : alk. paper)
Lccn
98054300
System control number
  • (OCoLC)40444564
  • (OCoLC)ocm40444564

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