{"product_id":"9781474258692","title":"War and Peace in the Western Political Imagination : From Classical Antiquity to the Age of Reason","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWar and Peace in the Western Political Imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Roger B. Manning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of war in all periods of prehistory and recorded history has always commanded the attention of historians, dramatists, poets and artists. The study of peace has, however, not yet gained a comparable readership, and the subject is attracting an increasing amount of scholarly research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents the first work of academic research to tackle this imbalance head on. It looks at war and peace through the ages, from the Classical world through to the 18th century. It considers the nature and advocacy of war and peace both from an historical perspective but also a philosophical one, particularly looking at how universal peace, which began as a personal philosophy, became over the centuries a political philosophy that underpins much of modern society's attitudes towards warfare and militarism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger Manning begins his journey through history by looking at the Greek martial ethos and philosophical concepts of peace and war in the ancient world; moving through the Roman empire's military advances, he explores the concepts of war and peace in the medieval world and the Renaissance, with the writing of Machiavelli and Erasmus; finally, his account of the search for a science of peace in the 17th and 18th centuries brings the book to its conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] succinct, well informed discussion of the martial ethos of ruling elites in the Western world since Greek antiquity … \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Western Political Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to political theorists, philosophers, and theologians.” - \u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a valuable work of political thought, a subject that tends to place insufficient weight on such issues. Manning’s sound knowledge of texts and his skillful use of them deserve considerable praise.” – \u003ci\u003eJournal of World History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] important achievement in its ambition to trace peace thinking through the ages … Manning’s book is full of interesting observations and learned reflections. It is a pleasure to read … [This] is a timely volume which should find its place in any syllabus on peace, or on war, for that matter.” –\u003ci\u003e The Review of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781474258692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675740614862,"sku":"9781474258692","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_629fe65d-8e58-4dd9-84bb-3e90a4bde36e.jpg?v=1639971330","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781474258692","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}