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