War, Peace and World Orders in European History

by Anja V. Hartmann (Editor), Beatrice Heuser (Editor)

This book explores a new way for students of International Relations to look at war, peace and world orders throughout European history. The contributors argue that the predominant 'realist' paradigm that focuses on states and their self-interest is not applicable to the largest period of European history, because states either did not exist or were only in the making. Instead, they argue, we have to look through the eyes of historical entities to see how they understood the world in which they lived, The authors use a wide range of case-studies, focusing on subjects as diverse as the ancient Greek concept of honour and persecution under Communist regimes during the Cold War to explore the ways in which people in different societies at different times perceived and felt about war and peace in the world around them.

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[So · Rating 5 out of 5]

Internationale Beziehungen sind komplex. Sie sind so komplex, dass sie sich nicht auf Theorien reduzieren lassen, die einfache Antworten versprechen und es ermöglichen, die Geschehnisse von Jahrhunderten in Form weniger Schubladenkategorien abzuhandeln.

Die internationalen Geschehnisse können nur verstanden werden, wenn auch dem geschichtlichen Kontext und der Einzigartigkeit der Ereignisse Tribut gezollt wird.

Eine umfassendes Werk, dass Beispiele von der Antike bis in die jüngste Vergangenheit anführt.