War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz
Although the paradoxical reality of warfare may elude definition, since antiquity war has been a constitutive element of Western culture; seen from a historical perspective, it gives access to a broad array of tensions between various models of knowledge and different kinds of tradition. The essays in this volume approach the phenomenon of war from antiquity to Clausewitz from the perspective of a variety of disciplines. Particular attention is given to texts, images, and their interaction.

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War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz
Although the paradoxical reality of warfare may elude definition, since antiquity war has been a constitutive element of Western culture; seen from a historical perspective, it gives access to a broad array of tensions between various models of knowledge and different kinds of tradition. The essays in this volume approach the phenomenon of war from antiquity to Clausewitz from the perspective of a variety of disciplines. Particular attention is given to texts, images, and their interaction.

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War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz

War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz

War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz

War in Words: Transformations of War from Antiquity to Clausewitz

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Overview

Although the paradoxical reality of warfare may elude definition, since antiquity war has been a constitutive element of Western culture; seen from a historical perspective, it gives access to a broad array of tensions between various models of knowledge and different kinds of tradition. The essays in this volume approach the phenomenon of war from antiquity to Clausewitz from the perspective of a variety of disciplines. Particular attention is given to texts, images, and their interaction.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110245417
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 12/13/2010
Series: Transformationen der Antike , #19
Edition description: Bilingual
Pages: 440
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Marco Formisano und Hartmut Böhme, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

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