Gerald M. Mara is Affiliate Professor of Government and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. His research interests are classical political philosophy, historical and contemporary liberalism, and democratic political theory. He is the author of Socrates' Discursive Democracy and The Civic Conversations of Thucydides and Plato.

Mara's book goes beyond its ambitious promise. It provides not only a comprehensive outline of the dominant positions and concerns regarding the questions of war and peace in the history of Western political thought but also a deep and insightful discussion of ten significant authors in that tradition. Thus, this book should be of great value not only to students and scholars who are interested in the questions of war and peace but also to those who are generally interested in the history of political thought.

Gerald M. Mara is Affiliate Professor of Government and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. His research interests are classical political philosophy, historical and contemporary liberalism, and democratic political theory. He is the author of Socrates' Discursive Democracy and The Civic Conversations of Thucydides and Plato.

Mara's book goes beyond its ambitious promise. It provides not only a comprehensive outline of the dominant positions and concerns regarding the questions of war and peace in the history of Western political thought but also a deep and insightful discussion of ten significant authors in that tradition. Thus, this book should be of great value not only to students and scholars who are interested in the questions of war and peace but also to those who are generally interested in the history of political thought.

Gerald M. Mara is Affiliate Professor of Government and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. His research interests are classical political philosophy, historical and contemporary liberalism, and democratic political theory. He is the author of Socrates' Discursive Democracy and The Civic Conversations of Thucydides and Plato.

Mara's book goes beyond its ambitious promise. It provides not only a comprehensive outline of the dominant positions and concerns regarding the questions of war and peace in the history of Western political thought but also a deep and insightful discussion of ten significant authors in that tradition. Thus, this book should be of great value not only to students and scholars who are interested in the questions of war and peace but also to those who are generally interested in the history of political thought.