Название: The Origins Of Western Warfare: Militarism And Morality In The Ancient World
Автор: Doyne Dawson
Издательство: Westview Press
ISBN: 081333392X
Год: 1998
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 216
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 18,2 МБ
Язык: Английский
What is the source of the uniquely Western way of war, the persistent militarism that has made Europe the site of bloodshed throughout history and secured the dominance of the West over the rest of the world? The answer, Doyne Dawson persuasively argues in this groundbreaking new book, is to be found in the very bedrock of Western civilization: ancient Greece and Rome.The Origins of Western Warfare begins with an overview of primitive warfare, showing how the main motivations of prehistoric combat—revenge and honor—set the tone for Greek thinking about questions of war and morality. These ideas, especially as later developed by the Romans, ensured the emergence of a distinctive Western tradition of warfare: dynamic, aggressive, and devastatingly successful when turned against non-Western cultures.Dawson identifies key factors that led Western culture down this particular path.