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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945, by Tony Judt

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The ultimate authority of the modern state has always rested in extremis on its monopoly of violence and its willingness to deploy force if necessary.
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not so much the US. at least the monopoly on violence part.
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I'm reading "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" right now and it echoes this sentiment. While there are many mechanisms we use to gain influence and accumulate resources, force has historically been t…
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
by Tony Judt
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