War in Social Thought: Hobbes to the Present

A sweeping history of social theories about war and peace, from Hobbes to the twenty-first century

This book, the first of its kind, provides a sweeping critical history of social theories about war and peace from Hobbes to the present. Distinguished social theorists Hans Joas and Wolfgang Knöbl present both a broad intellectual history and an original argument as they trace the development of thinking about war over more than 350 years—from the premodern era to the period of German idealism...