Civilization and War is an exceptionally erudite and timely
meditation on the close relationship between civilization, progress
and war in modern political thought and policy from the
Enlightenment to the war on terror. It is a fitting complement to
Dr. Bowden's path-breaking study, The Empire of Civilization
(2009).' - James Tully, University of Victoria, Canada'Civilization
and War addresses a concern of all thinking persons in elegant
language with erudition to match. Bowden's readers will profit by
stretching their minds, learn much to mull over and discuss with
their friends.' - William H. McNeill, University of Chicago, US 'A
lucid, wide-ranging and fascinating discussion of how
'civilization' has given rise to ideals of peace and progress and
is - perhaps inescapably - prone to technologically-advanced,
destructive warfare.' - Andrew Linklater, Aberystwyth University,
UK 'Following his award-winning The Empire of Civilization, Brett
Bowden's Civilization and War is a much-needed corrective to
Kantian hopes for cosmopolitan governance. Short as it may be, this
is an eminently readable book that rightfully poses uncomfortable
questions with regard to the inextricable link between
'civilization' and 'barbarism.' It is also a reminder, however, to
political realists to take the ethical questions of armed conflict
more seriously. Such violence is overcome less by normative moral
frameworks than by the actual practices of migration and
cooperation as much as by exchanges of goods and ideas.' -
Christian Emden, Rice University, US Civilization and war were born
around the same time in roughly the same place they have
effectively grown up together. This challenges the belief that the
more civilized we become, the less likely the resort to war in
order to resolve differences and disputes. The related assumption
that civilized societies are more likely to abide by the rules of
war is also in dispute. Where does terrorism fit into debates about
civilized and savage war? What are we to make of talk about an
impending 'clash of civilizations'? In a succinct yet wide ranging
survey of history and of ideas that calls in to question a number
of conventional wisdoms, Civilization and War explores these issues
and more whilst outlining the two-way relationship between
civilization and war. Providing an alternative perspective to
conventional thinking, this book will appeal to a wide
interdisciplinary audience across all regions of the globe. The
material is both original and highly topical and is written in a
sharp, snappy style that makes it accessible to a wide readership,
including upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, academic
specialists and informed general readers. Civilization and War
makes important contributions to the fields of international
relations, peace and conflict studies, political theory and the
history of ideas, and will be of interest to people with a
curiosity about world history and current affairs. Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Civilization and Peace 3. Civilization
and War 4. Civilization and Savagery 5. Civilization, War, and
Terror 6. Us and Them at War 7. Civilizations at War? Bibliography
Index
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