| War and Democracy: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War: A Comparative Study of the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War Contributor(s): McCann, David R. (Author), Strauss, Barry S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 076560695X ISBN-13: 9780765606952 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Bringing together distinguished Classicists, Koreanists, and Americanists, this book examines the cultural and political/institutional dimensions of war's impact on society by comparing the effects of prolonged war on ancient Athens during the war with Sparta, and on the United States and the two Koreas, North and South, during the Korean War. Despite the very circumstances of the two conflicts and the radically different way each was viewed in its own time, the contributors point to many underlying similarities between the two wars and put each in a fascinating and unique perspective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 938.05 |
| LCCN: 00059588 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.02" W x 8.99" (1.22 lbs) 414 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comparison of the cultural and political/institutional dimensions of war's impact on Greece during the Peloponnesian War, and the United States and the two Koreas, North and South, during the Korean War. It demonstrates the many underlying similarities between the two wars. |