| Politics and War: European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler, Enlarged Edition Enlarged Edition Contributor(s): Kaiser, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674002725 ISBN-13: 9780674002722 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: David Kaiser looks at four hundred years of modern European history to find the political causes of general war in four distinct periods (1559--1659, 1661--1713, 1792--1815, and 1914--1945). He shows how war became a natural function of politics, a logical consequence of contemporary political behavior. Rather than fighting simply to expand, states in each war fought for specific political and economic reasons. The book illustrates the extraordinary power of politics and war in modern Western civilization, if not in history as a whole. In a provocative and original new preface and chapter, Kaiser shows which aspects of four past areas of conflict do, and do not, seem relevant to the immediate future, and he sketches out some new possibilities for Europe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 940 |
| LCCN: 00022248 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: David Kaiser looks at four hundred years of modern European history to find the political causes of general war in four distinct periods (1559-1659, 1661-1713, 1792-1815, and 1914-1945). He shows how war became a natural function of politics, a logical consequence of contemporary political behavior. Rather than fighting simply to expand, states in each war fought for specific political and economic reasons. The book illustrates the extraordinary power of politics and war in modern Western civilization, if not in history as a whole. In a provocative and original new preface and chapter, Kaiser shows which aspects of four past areas of conflict do, and do not, seem relevant to the immediate future, and he sketches out some new possibilities for Europe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaiser, David: - David Kaiser is an independent scholar. |