Isbn: 9780520207899 - thucydides and the ancient simplicity: the limits of political realism (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Ink and pencil notes and underlining throughout. DJ has some tears and chipping.; 6 X 1.1 X 9 inches; 330 pages.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Minor edgewear to DJ.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. 6 X 1.1 X 9 inches; 330 pages.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 348 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This text demonstrates how Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War analyzes both the power and the dramatic weaknesses of realist thought. It discusses ideas of political realism and its limits, claiming that the political examples of the classical p.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War is the earliest surviving realist text in the European tradition. As an account of the Peloponnesian War, it is famous both as an analysis of power politics and as a classic of political realism. From the opening speeches, Thucydides' Athenians emerge as a new and frightening source of power, motivated by self-interest and oblivious to the rules and shared values under which the Greeks had operated for centuries. Gregory Crane demonstrates how Thucydides' history brilliantly analyzes both the power and the dramatic weaknesses of realist thought. The tragedy of Thucydides' history emerges from the ultimate failure of the Athenian project. The new morality of the imperialists proved as conflicted as the old; history shows that their values were unstable and self-destructive. Thucydides' history ends with the recounting of an intellectual stalemate that, a century later, motivated Plato's greatest work. Thucydides and the Ancient Simplicity includes a thought-provoking discussion questioning currently held ideas of political realism and its limits. Crane's sophisticated claim for the continuing usefulness of the political examples of the classical past will appeal to anyone interested in the conflict between the exercise of political power and the preservation of human freedom and dignity. …