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Civil Wars - A History in Ideas (Paperback) Loot Price: R425
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Civil Wars - A History in Ideas (Paperback): David Armitage

Civil Wars - A History in Ideas (Paperback)

David Armitage

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A highly original history of the least understood and most intractable form of organised human aggression, from ancient Rome to our present conflict-ridden world We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and isn't, have a long and contested history. Defining the term is acutely political, for ideas about what makes a war "civil" often depend on whether one is ruler or rebel, victor or vanquished, sufferer or outsider; it can also shape a conflict's outcome, determining whether external powers are involved or stand aside. From the American Revolution to the Iraq war, pivotal decisions have hung on such shifts of perspective. The West's age of civil war may be over, but elsewhere it has exploded - from the Balkans to Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Sri Lanka and, most recently, Syria. And the language of civil war has burgeoned as democratic politics has become more violently fought. This book's unique perspective on the roots, dynamics and shaping force of civil war will be essential to our ongoing struggles with this seemingly interminable problem.

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Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2018
Authors: David Armitage
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-23424-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN: 0-300-23424-4
Barcode: 9780300234244

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