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How to think about war : an ancient guide to foreign policy : speeches from The history of the Peloponnesian War

Title
How to think about war : an ancient guide to foreign policy : speeches from The history of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ; selected, translated, and introduced by Johanna Hanink.
Author
Thucydides
Publication
  • Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
Hanink, Johanna, 1982-
Description
liv, 276 pages : 2 maps; 18 cm.
Series Statement
Ancient wisdom for modern readers
Uniform Title
Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Alternative Title
  • Ancient guide to foreign policy
  • Speeches from The history of the Peloponnesian War
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • In Ancient Greek with parallel English translations on facing pages.
Contents
The speeches: On justifying a war: Pericles' first war speech -- On dying for your country: Pericles' funeral oration -- On holding the course: Pericles' last speech -- On Realpolitik: the Mytilenean debate -- On ruthlessness: the Melian dialogue -- On launching a foreign invasion: the Sicilian Debate.
Call Number
JFC 19-41
ISBN
  • 9780691190150
  • 0691190151
OCLC
1085511665
Author
Thucydides, author.
Title
How to think about war : an ancient guide to foreign policy : speeches from The history of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ; selected, translated, and introduced by Johanna Hanink.
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Ancient wisdom for modern readers
Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
In Ancient Greek with parallel English translations on facing pages.
Chronological Term
431-404 B.C.
Added Author
Container of (expression): Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Selections.
Container of (expression): Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Selections. English.
Hanink, Johanna, 1982- editor, translator, writer of introduction.
Research Call Number
JFC 19-41
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