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Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
The Persian Challenge
E-bok, 2015
235 kr
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> "Powerfully illustrates . . . that this regime determined the character and limits of Sparta''s domestic and foreign policy." (Susan D. Collins, The Review of Politics)More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful …
Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift
Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect
Häftad, 2010
620 kr
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An insightful reading of early democratic philosophers and how America and other modern democracies have veered too far from their fundamental rootsIn 1989, the Cold War abruptly ended and it seemed as if the world was at last safe for democracy. But a spirit of uneasiness, discontent, and …
Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty
War, Religion, Commerce, Climate, Terrain, Technology, Uneasiness of Mind, the Spirit of Political Vigilance, and the Foundations of the Modern Republic
Häftad, 2010
620 kr
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This fresh examination of the works of Montesquieu seeks to understand the shortcomings of the modern democratic state in light of this great political thinker’s insightful critique of commercial republicanism. The western democracies’ muted response to victory in the Cold War signaled the presence …
Spartan Regime
Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy
Inbunden, 2016
342 kr
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An authoritative and refreshingly original consideration of the government and culture of ancient Sparta and her place in Greek historyFor centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, and popular art. Yet the true nature of a civilization described as a combination of democracy …
Spartan Regime
Its Character, Origins and Grand Strategy
E-bok, 2016
294 kr
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"[A] monumental history . . . explaining . . . how Sparta''s early strategic role in the Greek world was inseparable from the uniqueness of its origins and values." (David Hanson, The Hoover Institution, author of The Other Greeks)For centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, …
Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
The Persian Challenge
Häftad, 2017
214 kr
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A fresh appreciation of the pivotal role of Spartan strategy and tactics in the defeat of the mightiest empire of the ancient world More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously …
Sparta's First Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478-446 B.C.
Inbunden, 2019
342 kr
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A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan‑Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued.”—David Stuttard, Classics for AllDuring the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what …
Sparta's Second Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 446-418 B.C.
Inbunden, 2020
403 kr
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The latest volume in Paul Rahe’s expansive history of Sparta’s response to the challenges posed to its grand strategy“Paul Rahe stands out as one of the world’s leading scholars on the Peloponnesian War. His latest volume on Sparta’s protracted struggle with Athens provides insight into enduring …
Sparta's First Attic War
The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478–446 B.C.
E-bok, 2019
235 kr
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A "provocative, intriguing and cogently argued" exploration of the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance (David Stuttard, Classics for All). During the Persian Wars, Sparta and Athens worked in tandem to defeat what was, in terms of relative resources and power, the greatest empire in human …
