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It is first and foremost its historical depth that requires Freedman's work to be included in every library of status. * Marcel Berni, Reviews in History *\u003cbr\u003e[Freedman's] books manage to delight the experts yet are still comprehensible to the general reader, a rare skill in this genre. On this occasion, he has produced what is arguably the best book ever written on strategy. * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eMagisterial... wide-ranging erudition and densely packed argument. * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book of startling scope, erudition and, more than anything, wisdom. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive, vigorous survey of strategy and its evolution...A lucid text that raises questions while answering others * of great value to planners, whether of an advertising campaign or a military one.Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eSir Lawrence Freedman's 750-page magnum opus, Strategy: A History, is encyclopedic, although not alphabetical, a pleasure to dip into here and there...There are grand strategies set forth in several of the greater works covered by Freedman, but Strategy: A History holds the reader to the strategic level, a subset of grand strategy. * New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eStrategy: A History is easily the most ambitious book that I have read in many years... With a book of this scope anybody can find something to disagree with but nobody can come away from this book without feeling enriched and intellectually challenged. It will live on as a classic. * Mark Stout, War on the Rocks *\u003cbr\u003eStrategy: A History, is an ambitious and sprawling book by a British military historian who has written widely, and very well, about nuclear and cold war strategy, the Falklands War, and contemporary military affairs, among other subjects... With admirable candor, Freedman tells us that he received the contract for this book in (gulp!) 1994, and that he made a 'number of false starts' with the manuscript. Considering the daunting scope of the subject, this is entirely understandable. Considering the wisdom and analytical brilliance he brings to bear on that subject, it's been well worth the wait. * The Daily Beast *\u003cbr\u003eTour de force... Unusually thoughtful and clearly written, Freedman's dense tome is a serious academic study in political theory, but it has crossover potential and will attract readers interested in military planning, strategic systems, and the nature of power. * Publishers Weekly starred review *\u003cbr\u003eA vast exploration of strategy... full of surprises, and marked by unsurpassed erudition. It also is witty and reminds us that he in the world who knows most about strategy may be the one who is the most unimpressed with it. * National Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn erudite, encyclopedic study that will surely become a standard reference in the discipline. * strategy + business *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating review of the tools available to all of us to create agile, informed and interesting decisions. * Sheridan Jobbins, the World Economic Forum blog *\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Freedman shows here why he is justly renowned as one of the world's leading thinkers about strategy, which he defines as the central art of getting more out of a situation than the starting balance of power would suggest.\" * Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of The Future of Power *\u003cbr\u003eA marvelous grand tour of the meaning, implications, and consequences of strategic thinking through the ages and in multiple contexts. Freedman is a master of the subject and unsurpassed in his ability to unravel the twists and turns of strategic complexities and paradoxes. * Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful book * a comprehensive yet deeply considered summation of the very nature of strategy by the premier social scientist of the subject. Strategy: A History is lucid and dispassionate, sometimes rueful, often ironic, always informative.Philip Bobbitt, author of The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace and the Course of History *\u003cbr\u003eThis substantial, comprehensive, hermeneutic work examines the various dimensions and history of \"strategy,\" which Freedman defines as \"the art of creating power\"...this very ambitious exploration provides readers with a useful introduction to the field of strategic studies. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e[Freedman's] books manage to delight the experts yet are still comprehensible to the general reader, a rare skill in this genre. On this occasion, he has produced what is arguably the best book ever written on strategy. * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eMagisterial... wide-ranging erudition and densely packed argument. * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book of startling scope, erudition and, more than anything, wisdom. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive, vigorous survey of strategy and its evolution...A lucid text that raises questions while answering others * of great value to planners, whether of an advertising campaign or a military one.Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eOne the most significant works in the fields of international relations, strategic studies, and history to appear in recent years. * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eSir Lawrence Freedman's 750-page magnum opus, Strategy: A History, is encyclopedic, although not alphabetical, a pleasure to dip into here and there...There are grand strategies set forth in several of the greater works covered by Freedman, but Strategy: A History holds the reader to the strategic level, a subset of grand strategy. * New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eStrategy: A History is easily the most ambitious book that I have read in many years... With a book of this scope anybody can find something to disagree with but nobody can come away from this book without feeling enriched and intellectually challenged. It will live on as a classic. * Mark Stout, War on the Rocks *\u003cbr\u003eStrategy: A History, is an ambitious and sprawling book by a British military historian who has written widely, and very well, about nuclear and cold war strategy, the Falklands War, and contemporary military affairs, among other subjects... With admirable candor, Freedman tells us that he received the contract for this book in (gulp!) 1994, and that he made a 'number of false starts' with the manuscript. Considering the daunting scope of the subject, this is entirely understandable. Considering the wisdom and analytical brilliance he brings to bear on that subject, it's been well worth the wait. * The Daily Beast *\u003cbr\u003eTour de force... Unusually thoughtful and clearly written, Freedman's dense tome is a serious academic study in political theory, but it has crossover potential and will attract readers interested in military planning, strategic systems, and the nature of power. * Publishers Weekly starred review *\u003cbr\u003eA vast exploration of strategy... full of surprises, and marked by unsurpassed erudition. It also is witty and reminds us that he in the world who knows most about strategy may be the one who is the most unimpressed with it. * National Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn erudite, encyclopedic study that will surely become a standard reference in the discipline. * strategy + business *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating review of the tools available to all of us to create agile, informed and interesting decisions. * Sheridan Jobbins, the World Economic Forum blog *\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Freedman shows here why he is justly renowned as one of the world's leading thinkers about strategy, which he defines as the central art of getting more out of a situation than the starting balance of power would suggest.\" * Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of The Future of Power *\u003cbr\u003eA marvelous grand tour of the meaning, implications, and consequences of strategic thinking through the ages and in multiple contexts. Freedman is a master of the subject and unsurpassed in his ability to unravel the twists and turns of strategic complexities and paradoxes. * Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful book * a comprehensive yet deeply considered summation of the very nature of strategy by the premier social scientist of the subject. Strategy: A History is lucid and dispassionate, sometimes rueful, often ironic, always informative.Philip Bobbitt, author of The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace and the Course of History *\u003cbr\u003eThis substantial, comprehensive, hermeneutic work examines the various dimensions and history of \"strategy,\" which Freedman defines as \"the art of creating power\"...this very ambitious exploration provides readers with a useful introduction to the field of strategic studies. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEDICATION ; PREFACE ; Part I ORIGINS ; 1 ORIGINS 1: EVOLUTION ; 2 ORIGINS 2: THE BIBLE ; 3 ORIGINS 3: THE GREEKS ; 4 SUN TZU AND MACHIAVELLI ; 5 SATAN'S STRATEGY ; Part II STRATEGIES OF FORCE ; 6 THE NEW SCIENCE OF STRATEGY ; 7 CLAUSEWITZ ; 8 THE FALSE SCIENCE ; 9 ANNIHILATION OR EXHAUSTION ; 10 BRAIN AND BRAWN ; 11 THE INDIRECT APPROACH ; 12 NUCLEAR GAMES ; 13 THE RATIONALITY OF IRRATIONALITY ; 14 GUERRILLA WARFARE ; 15 OBSERVATION AND ORIENTATION ; 16 THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS ; 17 THE MYTH OF THE MASTER STRATEGIST ; PART III STRATEGY FROM BELOW ; 18 MARX AND A STRATEGY FOR THE WORKING CLASS ; 19 HERZEN AND BAKUNIN ; 20 REVISIONISTS AND VANGUARDS ; 21 BUREAUCRATS, DEMOCRATS, and ELITES ; 22 FORMULAS, MYTHS, AND PROPAGANDA ; 23 THE POWER OF NONVIOLENCE ; 24 EXISTENTIAL STRATEGY ; 25 BLACK POWER AND WHITE ANGER ; 26 FRAMES, PARADIGMS, DISCOURSES, AND NARRATIVES ; 27 RACE, RELIGION, AND ELECTIONS ; PART IV STRATEGY FROM ABOVE ; 28 THE RISE OF THE MANAGEMENT CLASS ; 29 THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS ; 30 MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ; 31 BUSINESS AS WAR ; 32 THE RISE OF ECONOMICS ; 33 RED QUEENS AND BLUE OCEANS ; 34 THE SOCIOLOGICAL CHALLENGE ; 35 DELIBERATE OR EMERGENT ; PART V theories of strategy ; 36 THE LIMITS OF RATIONAL CHOICE ; 37 BEYOND RATIONAL CHOICE ; 38 STORIES AND SCRIPTS ; 37 BEYOND RATIONAL CHOICE ; 38 STORIES AND SCRIPTS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732534112599,"sku":"9780190229238","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190229238.jpg?v=1719997315"},{"product_id":"rome-9780190937706","title":"Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrategy of Empire dispels the myth that Romans were incapable of longterm strategic thinking or maintaining any enunciated strategy for more than a brief period, acting as a welcome counternarrative to Edward Luttwak's The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an argument about the Roman Empire's ability to conceptualize and maintain an ongoing imperial strategy, the book succeeds and is highly recommended. It reinvigorates and reshapes the debate. * Law \u0026amp; Liberty *\u003cbr\u003eA military history of the Roman Empire with a twist. Using his expertise in strategic operations, [Lacey] makes a compelling argument that the Romans did think and plan strategically in governing.... Highly recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThis well-argued and exhaustively researched book will no doubt reopen the debate as to whether the Romans really were capable of strategic thought. * Military History Matters *\u003cbr\u003e...he[Lacey] writes honest, straightforward English, tells a good story, makes his disagreements with other scholars fairly and clearly and, even if one disagrees with some of his conclusions, the weight of his experience brings a sense of authority to what he writes. His reflections on the modern military world are especially valuable. * Peter Jones, Classics for All *\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly written and logically structured, this is an invaluable contribution to knowledge which moves the discussion far beyond the Luttwak\/Isaac debate. The author's practical experience of military planning is brilliantly deployed throughout, and the fact that staff officers effectively use the modern equivalent of Roman itineraries to plan campaign moves is worth a whole book in itself. * Peter Heather, King's College London *\u003cbr\u003eJim Lacey has already established himself as a major historian of politics and strategy in the twenty-first century. He has now brought his focus to Roman strategy and done so with the critical mind of a first rate strategist. This brilliant work replaces all other examinations of Roman strategy. * Williamson Murray, The Ohio State University *\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wealth of ancient and modern material, Lacey succeeds in bringing a fresh perspective to the question of grand strategy in the Roman empire. This book should become mandatory reading for anyone interested in the development of strategic military thought in any age. * David Potter, University of Michigan *\u003cbr\u003eLacey... concludes that the western empire managed to survive for five centuries despite numerous enemies and environmental challenges because it remained committed to three strategic elements: securing the economic foundations of the empire, maintaining a military force second to none, and having a seemingly inexhaustible supply of soldiers. * New Testament Abstracts *\u003cbr\u003eLacey also emphasizes the importance of economics to the Roman military machine. * Jesse Russell, The European Conservative *\u003cbr\u003eThe facts presented are faultlessly accurate, and the story is told with a warm, almost conversational (albeit completely academic) tone that is insightful, often witty, and completely free of jargon, which allows the story it conveys to be easily understood by the widest possible audience. It contains enough food for thought to satisfy the most strait-laced academic while providing an easily absorbed and engrossing narrative that will be more than palatable to an amateur history enthusiast. It could as easily serve as summer beach reading as for a textbook for a college survey class. It is thus a worthy addition to any library devoted to ancient military history, or to history in general. * Journal of Military History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 1.  Could the Romans Do Strategy? 2.  How Dangerous Were the Barbarians? 3. Paying for a Strategy 4. The True Sinews of Strategy 5. The Core of Roman Strategy 6.  Strategy at the Strate of Empire 7. Strategy after Augustus 8. The Year of the Four Emperors 9. The Infrastructure of Empire 10. An Army for Empire 11. Rome's Fleets 12. The Empire at High Tide 13. The Severan Interlude 14. New Threats 15. The Third Century Crisis 16. Diocletain, Constantine, and a New Empire 17. The Late Imperial Army and Strategy 18. Four Battles and a Divorce 19. The Gothic Challenge 20. The Aftermath of Adrianople 21. Denouement","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732550758743,"sku":"9780190937706","price":27.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190937706.jpg?v=1719997387"},{"product_id":"clausewitz-9780192802576","title":"Clausewitz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarl von Clausewitz''s study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as ''not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war''. It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz''s ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition 'as a synthesis of Clausewitz scholarship this study  can hardly be faulted' * English Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e'a delightful introduction to the paradoxes and insights of this passionate rationalist.' * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ; 1. 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A debates feature considers key controversies and presents opposing arguments, helping students to build critical thinking skills and reflect upon a wide range of perspectives.The new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest developments in the field of strategic studies. Four new chapters feature in-depth coverage of cyber power and conflict, strategic culture, the evolution of grand strategy in China, and the relationship between military technology and warfare.Digital formats and resourcesThe seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources- The e-book offers a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis forward-thinking, comprehensive textbook is a must-have for instructors of international relations and strategic studies in the modern age. It covers a broad range of theoretical and topical issues ranging from strategic theory to nuclear weapons, from irregular warfare to great power competition. Incorporating military and scholarly views, the chapters provide students with in-depth instruction on a variety of the most critical strategic issues of our time. * Dr Molly Dunigan, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, and Senior Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University *\u003cbr\u003eStrategy in the Contemporary World is the most comprehensive introduction to strategic studies. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, this volume is an essential text to understand the broad range of debates and contemporary problems that shape the study and the practice of strategy. * Dr Damien Van Puyvelde, Director of the Scottish Centre for War Studies, University of Glasgow *\u003cbr\u003eContemporary strategy involves enduring issues of force and war, but it also includes an expanding cast of characters in a rapidly changing technological environment. The relationship between traditional theory and modern dilemmas is complex, and students of strategy may struggle to make sense of it all. John Baylis, James Wirtz, and Jeannie Johnson have assembled an outstanding roster of experts to guide them. * Dr Joshua Rovner, Associate Professor, American University *\u003cbr\u003eMore than just a fresh coat of intellectual paint, the 7th edition of Strategy in the Contemporary World is an important new instalment in an ongoing seminar about how the basic issues of international security affairs are evolving in an ever-changing world led by some of the most important contemporary thinkers on the subject. An indispensable resource for teachers and scholars. * Dr Michael C. Desch, Packey J. Dee Professor of International Affairs; Brian and Jeannelle Brady Family Director, the Notre Dame International Security Center *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Jeannie L. 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Johnson: The Practice of Strategy 23: Sir Lawrence Freedman: Does Strategic Studies Have a Future?","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732593357143,"sku":"9780192845719","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192845719.jpg?v=1719997570"},{"product_id":"sipri-yearbook-2022-armaments-disarmament-and-international-security-sipri-yearbook-series-9780192883032","title":"SIPRI Yearbook 2022 Armaments Disarmament and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 53rd edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2021 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732609315159,"sku":"9780192883032","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192883032.jpg?v=1719997637"},{"product_id":"beyond-the-wire-us-military-deployments-and-host-country-public-opinion-bridging-the-gap-series-9780197633410","title":"Beyond the Wire US Military Deployments and Host","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the Wire is the most ambitious study to date examining the politics of overseas U.S. military deployments. Drawing on an impressive fourteen country survey and in-depth interviews across three continents, the authors unpack when and how host nations give consent or resist U.S. military presence. Their findings carry deep implications for global hierarchy and the liberal international order. * Andrew Yeo, SK-Korea Foundation Chair and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, and Professor of Politics, The Catholic University of America *\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the Wire offers an illuminating and innovative take on the topic of societal-military relations --in the authors' case, on those between individual soldiers based overseas and the communities that host them. The book shows how the character of interactions between foreign military personnel and local citizens can have far reaching implications for international politics. In so doing, it moves civil-military relations research in new and exciting directions. * Risa Brooks, Allis Chalmers Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University *\u003cbr\u003eThis contemporary research rigorously details the many positive, and potentially negative, impacts of US military overseas deployments. It is rich in analysis and insight and an absolute must read for our US national security policy makers, so they more deeply understand how to best shape future military deployments. There is no doubt that Beyond the Wire will have a profound and lasting impact on our national security and foreign policy. * Richard B. 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This book fills that gap nicely. Fettweis obviously knows the literature on grand strategy. He offers a crisp, opinionated, up-to-date, well-organized summary of what grand strategy is, and why it matters. The book is entirely readable and accessible and does not obsess over theory or jargon, yet it makes a serious contribution. * Colin Dueck, Professor of Political Science, George Mason University, and author of Age of Iron and Hard Line *\u003cbr\u003eThe Pursuit of Dominance deals with an important subject in an interesting way, comes up with some crisp and salutary lessons and observations, and is written in an engagingly wry style. 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World leading experts answer these questions in Contemporary Terrorism Studies, the first textbook to provide a multi-disciplinary, methodologically plural, and richly diverse introduction to terrorism studies. Contemporary Terrorism Studies covers the main approaches in terrorism studies, and is structured into three comprehensive sections. The first on ''The State of Terrorism Studies'' maps the development and historical context of the discipline, and looks to the future of terrorism studies. Part two on ''Issues and Debates in Terrorism Studies'' examines key contentious questions and debates such as the role of women, technology, and the media in terrorism. 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A History *\u003cbr\u003eAn ambitious textbook that provides a comprehensive and well-organized introduction to terrorism studies, containing contributions from a large number of leading scholars in the field. Contemporary Terrorism Studies covers an impressive range of topics and pays close attention to the key issues that drive our understanding of terrorism. * Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow Emerita, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, and Professor Emerita, Wesleyan University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eGiven the vast expansion of terrorism studies, the need for an authoritative exegesis and assessment of the many new approaches, methodologies, and perspectives involving this highly contentious subject has become acute. Contemporary Terrorism Studies is thus a very timely, welcome, and immensely important contribution to the literature. Its editors, Diego Muro and Tim Wilson, have masterfully assembled a stellar cast of contributors to explore and examine contemporary research on terrorism in all its variegated dimensions. This book will become an essential reference work for scholars and students alike. * Professor Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, and author, Inside Terrorism *\u003cbr\u003eA wide-ranging and comprehensive work that covers the key issues of debate in terrorism studies, in an accessible and engaging form. * Eamonn O'Kane, Reader in Conflict Studies, School of Social, Historical and Political Studies, University of Wolverhampton *\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful, well-designed book that equips students with both the conceptual depth and empirical evidence they need to develop into discerning scholars. 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Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, nurses, therapists, and health activists together to re-imagine a health care based on trust and trustworthiness, humility, and mutual recognition.Over a decade of education and research has crystallized the goals and methods of narrative medicine, leading to increasingly powerful means to improve the care that patients receive. The methods described in this book harness creativity and insight to help the professionals in being with patients, not just to diagnose and treat them but tobear witness to what they undergo. Narrative medicine training in literary theory, philosophy, narrative ethics, and the creative arts increases clinicians'' capacity to perceive the turmoil and suffering borne by patients and to help them to cohere or endure the chaos of illness.Narrative medicine has achieved an international reputation and reach. Many health care settings adopt methods of narrative medicine in teaching and practice. Through the Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program and health professions school curricula at Columbia University, more and more clinicians and scholars have obtained the rigorous training necessary to practice and teach narrative medicine. This text is offered to all who seek the opportunity for disciplined training in narrative medicine. By clearly articulating our principles and practice, this book provides the standards of the field for those who want to join us in seeking authenticity, recognition, affiliation, and justice in a narrative health care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction   Part I: Intersubjectivity Chapter 1. Accounts of Self: Exploring Relationality through Literature Maura Spiegel and Danielle Spencer         Introduction         Self-Telling: Colm Tóibín and the Need to Tell         Monologue and Dialogue: Dostoevsky and Bakhtin         Recognition in Bechdel's Fun Home: Thickening the Story         Identification and Refusal in Kazou Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go         Conclusion  Chapter 2. This Is What We Do, and These Things Happen: Experience, Emotion, and Relationality In The Classroom Maura Spiegel and Danielle Spencer         Socio-relational dynamics and medical education         The Narrative Medicine Classroom \/ Workshop         Conclusion    Part II: Dualism, Personhood, and Embodiment  Chapter 3: Dualism and its Discontents I: Philosophy, Literature, and Medicine  Craig Irvine and Danielle Spencer         \"Hi. How are you feeling today?\": Tales of Alienation in Healthcare         Biomedicine in recent history         The Cave and the Machine: Philosophical Roots of Dualism     Chapter 4: Dualism and its Discontents II: Philosophical Tinctures Craig Irvine and Danielle Spencer         Philosophical Tinctures: Phenomenology and Narrative Hermeneutics         Philosophical Narratives: Complexity and Multiplicity         Soul     Chapter 5: Deliver us from Certainty: Training for Narrative Ethics Craig Irvine and Rita Charon        Narrative Ethics of Reading         Narrative Ethics of Clinical Practice         Ethics of Narrative Medicine     Part III: Identities in Pedagogy  Chapter 6: The Politics of Pedagogy: Cripping, Queering and Un-homing Health Humanities Sayantani DasGupta         Introduction          Crip Politics and the Medicalization of Health Humanities         Queer Politics and the Problems of Intelligibility         Un-Homing Narrative Medicine: Pedagogical Frames          Conclusion     Part IV: Close Reading  Chapter 7: Close Reading: The Signature Method of Narrative Medicine Rita Charon            The Origin and Fate of Close Reading          Why Narrative Medicine Is Committed to Close Reading          Close Reading and Its Progeny, Attentive Listening          The Interior Processes of Close Reading          Close Reading Enacts the Principles of Narrative Medicine          Coda     Chapter 8: A Framework for Teaching Close Reading  Rita Charon   One Way to Teach Close Reading          Choosing Texts and Creating Prompts          Time          Space          Voice          Metaphor          Conclusions and Room for Further Thought     Part V: Creativity Chapter 9: Creativity: What, Why, and Where?  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A.D. 55-c. 120)\u003cbr\u003e War and the Germans \u003cbr\u003e Germanicus' s Campaigns on the Rhine \u003cbr\u003e Arrian (c. A.D. 92-175)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle ofissus \u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Gaugamela \u003cbr\u003e The War against Porus \u003cbr\u003e Cassius Dio (c. A.D. 155-235?)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Actium \u003cbr\u003e Flavius Vegetius (late fourth century A.D.)\u003cbr\u003e Dispositions for Action \u003cbr\u003e 3.CHINA\u003cbr\u003e Sun Zi (fourth century B.c.)\u003cbr\u003e TheArtofWar \u003cbr\u003e Shang Yang (fourth century B.c.)\u003cbr\u003e The Book of Lord Shang 239\u003cbr\u003e Ssu-ma Ch'ien (c. 145-c. 86 B.c.)\u003cbr\u003e LordShang \u003cbr\u003e Tien Tan \u003cbr\u003e Lien Po and Lin Hsiang-ju \u003cbr\u003e Chang Liang, Marquis of Liu \u003cbr\u003e The Marquis ofHuai-yin (Han Hsin) \u003cbr\u003e 4· INDIA\u003cbr\u003e Kautilya (fourth century B.c.?)\u003cbr\u003e The Six-fold Policy \u003cbr\u003e The Work of an Invader \u003cbr\u003e Concerning a Powerful Enemy \u003cbr\u003e Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress \u003cbr\u003e 5· BYZANTIUM\u003cbr\u003e Procopius (c. A.D. 500-565?)\u003cbr\u003e The Persian War 335\u003cbr\u003e The Gothic War 341\u003cbr\u003e Maurildos(c.A.D.539-602)\u003cbr\u003e Strategy 348\u003cbr\u003e Leo VI (A.D. 865-912)\u003cbr\u003e Tactics 356\u003cbr\u003e Liutprand (c. A.D. 920-972)\u003cbr\u003e The Use of Greek Fire against the Rus \u003cbr\u003e Kritovoulos (c. 1410-?)\u003cbr\u003e The Fall of Constantinople \u003cbr\u003e 6. THE ARAB WORLD\u003cbr\u003e The Koran (seventh century)\u003cbr\u003e On Holy War \u003cbr\u003e Al-Muttaqi' al-Hindi (1477-1567)\u003cbr\u003e Sayings Ascribed to the Prophet \u003cbr\u003e Al-Bukhari (810-870)\u003cbr\u003e Sayings Ascribed to the Prophet \u003cbr\u003e Al-Tabari (c. 838-923)\u003cbr\u003e Abu Bakr on the Rules of War \u003cbr\u003e Conquest \u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Kadisaya \u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Karbala' \u003cbr\u003e Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Hittin \u003cbr\u003e Baha' ad-Din Ibn Shaddad (1145-1234)\u003cbr\u003e The Fall of Acre \u003cbr\u003e Ibn Hudhayl al-Andalusi (fourteenth century)\u003cbr\u003e Principles of War \u003cbr\u003e Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406)\u003cbr\u003e Bedouins and Sedentary People \u003cbr\u003e The Admiralty \u003cbr\u003e Methods of Waging War Practiced by the Various Nations \u003cbr\u003e 7· PERSIA\u003cbr\u003e Kai Ka'us Ibn Iskandar (c. 1020-1085)\u003cbr\u003e On Giving Battle to an Enemy \u003cbr\u003e The Art of Controlling an Armed Force \u003cbr\u003e Nizam al-Mulk (1018-1092)\u003cbr\u003e The Book of Government \u003cbr\u003e Al-Rawandi (thirteenth century)\u003cbr\u003e Conduct of War, Conduct of Battle \u003cbr\u003e Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274)\u003cbr\u003e The Use of War \u003cbr\u003e Mubarakshah (c. 1150-1224)\u003cbr\u003e The Rules of War and Bravery \u003cbr\u003e Sa'di (c. 1209-1291)\u003cbr\u003e On War \u003cbr\u003e 8. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE\u003cbr\u003e Ottoman Chronicle (fourteenth century)\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of the ]anissaries \u003cbr\u003e Busbecq (1522-1592)\u003cbr\u003e The Sultan in the Field \u003cbr\u003e 9. MONGOLIA AND CENTRAL ASIA\u003cbr\u003e Ibn al-Athir (1160-1233)\u003cbr\u003e The Coming of the Mongols \u003cbr\u003e John ofPlano Carpino (c. 1182-1252)\u003cbr\u003e How Mongols Fight \u003cbr\u003e How to Fight Mongols \u003cbr\u003e Ata Malik al-Juwayni (1226-1283)\u003cbr\u003e The Mongols in Iran \u003cbr\u003e Timur (1336-1405)\u003cbr\u003e The Conquest of Dehli \u003cbr\u003e Babur (1483-1530)\u003cbr\u003e The Conquest of H industan \u003cbr\u003e 10. LIMITED WARS IN THE WEST\u003cbr\u003e Jean Froissart (c. 1337-1404?)\u003cbr\u003e The Battle of Crecy \u003cbr\u003e Hernan Cortes (1485-1547)\u003cbr\u003e The Siege ofT(mochtitlan \u003cbr\u003e Francisco de Jerez (c. 1497-?)\u003cbr\u003e The Capture of Atahuallpa \u003cbr\u003e Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)\u003cbr\u003e Of Different Kinds ofTroops \u003cbr\u003e The Art of War \u003cbr\u003e War and Political Strategy \u003cbr\u003e On the Object of War and the Use of Victory \u003cbr\u003e Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540)\u003cbr\u003e The Perfection of the French Artillery \u003cbr\u003e Walter Raleigh (1554-1618)\u003cbr\u003e Sea Warfare and the Defense of England \u003cbr\u003e Richard Hakluyt (c. 1553-1616)\u003cbr\u003e The Destruction of the Spanish Armada \u003cbr\u003e Due de Richelieu (1585-1642)\u003cbr\u003e On Sea Power \u003cbr\u003e Sebastien de Vauban (1633-1707)\u003cbr\u003e General Rules or Maxims for Attacking a Fortress \u003cbr\u003e Treatise on the Attack and Defense of Fortresses \u003cbr\u003e Raimondo de Montecuccoli (1608-1681)\u003cbr\u003e Military Considerations \u003cbr\u003e Jean de Folard (1669-1752)\u003cbr\u003e On Column Order \u003cbr\u003e On Defensive War \u003cbr\u003e On Mountain War \u003cbr\u003e Peter the Great (1672-1725)\u003cbr\u003e \"Testament\" \u003cbr\u003e Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750)\u003cbr\u003e Reveries on the Art of War \u003cbr\u003e Frederick the Great (1712-1786)\u003cbr\u003e Military Instructions for the Generals \u003cbr\u003e Henry Lloyd (1729-1783)\u003cbr\u003e Armies, Ancient and Modern \u003cbr\u003e Jacques de Guibert (1743-1790)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the Essai general de tactique \u003cbr\u003e n. THEAGEOFTOTAL WARS\u003cbr\u003e Lazare Carnot (1753-1823)\u003cbr\u003e On the Defense of Fortified Places \u003cbr\u003e To Michaud, Commander of the Army of the Rhine \u003cbr\u003e The Current Campaign on the Northern Frontiers \u003cbr\u003e Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)\u003cbr\u003e The Trafalgar Memorandum \u003cbr\u003e Duke ofWellington (1769-1852)\u003cbr\u003e Two Letters \u003cbr\u003e Napoleon (1769-1821)\u003cbr\u003e Maxims (1) \u003cbr\u003e Maxims (2) \u003cbr\u003e Geopolitics (from the memoirs of Las Cases) \u003cbr\u003e Denis Davydov (17B4-1B39)\u003cbr\u003e On Guerrilla Warfare \u003cbr\u003e Why Partisan War Suits Russia \u003cbr\u003e J. F. A. Le Miere de Corvey (1770-1B32)\u003cbr\u003e On Partisans and Irregular Forces \u003cbr\u003e Carl von Clausewitz (17B0-1B31)\u003cbr\u003e On the Nature of War \u003cbr\u003e Henri Jomini (1779-1B69)\u003cbr\u003e Statesmanship in Its Relation to War \u003cbr\u003e Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Strategic Combinations \u003cbr\u003e Epitome of Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Thomas Bugeaud (17B4-1B49)\u003cbr\u003e On Pacification \u003cbr\u003e Shaka (c. 17B7-1B2B)\u003cbr\u003e The Zulu Army (from the diary of Henry Francis Fynn) \u003cbr\u003e Charles Ardant du Picq (1B21-1B70)\u003cbr\u003e Confidence, the Soul of Victory \u003cbr\u003e William T. Sherman (1B2o-'1B91)\u003cbr\u003e The March to the Sea \u003cbr\u003e Helmuth von Moltke (1Boo-1B91)\u003cbr\u003e On Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Friedrich Engels (1B20-1B95)\u003cbr\u003e The Spirit of Resistance \u003cbr\u003e Erosion by the Waves of Popular Warfare \u003cbr\u003e War to the Knife \u003cbr\u003e Friedrich Ratzel (1B44-1904)\u003cbr\u003e The Spatial Growth of States \u003cbr\u003e The Sea and Sea-going Peoples \u003cbr\u003e Alfred Thayer Mahan (1B40-1914)\u003cbr\u003e Naval Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Colmar von der Goltz (1B43-1916)\u003cbr\u003e The Nation in Arms \u003cbr\u003e Joseph Gallieni (1B49-1916)\u003cbr\u003e The Conquest of Madagascar \u003cbr\u003e Alfred Schlieffen (1833-1913)\u003cbr\u003e Present-day War \u003cbr\u003e Charles Callwell (1859-1928)\u003cbr\u003e Counterinsurgency \u003cbr\u003e Halford J, Mackinder (1861-1947)\u003cbr\u003e The Geographical Pivot of History \u003cbr\u003e The Round World and the Winning of the Peace \u003cbr\u003e Julian Corbett (1854-1922)\u003cbr\u003e Strategical Terms and Definitions \u003cbr\u003e Friedrich von Bernhardi (1849-1930)\u003cbr\u003e On War of Today \u003cbr\u003e Jean Colin (1864-1917)\u003cbr\u003e The New Conditions of War \u003cbr\u003e Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929)\u003cbr\u003e Principles of War \u003cbr\u003e V. I. Lenin (1870-1924)\u003cbr\u003e Advice of an Onlooker \u003cbr\u003e Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)\u003cbr\u003e The Armored Train \u003cbr\u003e T. E. Lawrence (1885-1935)\u003cbr\u003e Guerrilla Warfare \u003cbr\u003e Giulio Doubet (1869-1930)\u003cbr\u003e Command of the Air\u003cbr\u003e William Mitchell (1879-1936)\u003cbr\u003e The Aeronautical Era \u003cbr\u003e Hugh Trenchard (1873-1956)\u003cbr\u003e The War Object of an Air Force \u003cbr\u003e James Connolly (1868-1916)\u003cbr\u003e On Street Fighting \u003cbr\u003e Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893-1937)\u003cbr\u003e Counterinsurgency \u003cbr\u003e Mounting Threats \u003cbr\u003e J. F. C. Fuller (1878-1966)\u003cbr\u003e Tank Warfare \u003cbr\u003e Basil Liddell Hart (1895-1970)\u003cbr\u003e The Strategy of Indirect Approach \u003cbr\u003e Raoul Castex (1878-1968)\u003cbr\u003e The Significance and Limits of Geography \u003cbr\u003e Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)\u003cbr\u003e The Army of the Future \u003cbr\u003e Winston Churchill (1874-1965)\u003cbr\u003e \"Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat\" \u003cbr\u003e Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)\u003cbr\u003e War and Colonization in the East \u003cbr\u003e Proclamation to the German People \u003cbr\u003e Heinz Guderian (1888-1954)\u003cbr\u003e Tank Attack \u003cbr\u003e Erwin Rommel (1891-1944)\u003cbr\u003e Rules of Desert Warfare \u003cbr\u003e Alexander de Seversky (1894-1974)\u003cbr\u003e The Challenge to America \u003cbr\u003e Nicholas Spykman (1893-1943)\u003cbr\u003e Heartland and Rimland \u003cbr\u003e Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)\u003cbr\u003e The Way of Nonviolence \u003cbr\u003e Mao Ze-dong (1893-1976)\u003cbr\u003e Strategy in China's Revolutionary War \u003cbr\u003e 12. THE NUCLEAR ERA\u003cbr\u003e Bernard Brodie (1910-1978)\u003cbr\u003e War in the Atomic Age \u003cbr\u003e Albert Wohlstetter (b. 1912)\u003cbr\u003e The Delicate Balance of Terror \u003cbr\u003e Thomas C. Schelling (b. 1921)\u003cbr\u003e The Diplomacy of Violence \u003cbr\u003e Andre Beaufre (1902-1975)\u003cbr\u003e Indirect Strategy in the Nuclear Age \u003cbr\u003e Henry Kissinger (b. 1923)\u003cbr\u003e Defense Policy and Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Lucien Poirier (b. 1918)\u003cbr\u003e Elements of a Theory of Crisis \u003cbr\u003e Pierre M. Gallois (b. 1911)\u003cbr\u003e The Social Dimension of Strategy \u003cbr\u003e Principal subjects covered ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864840286551,"sku":"9780520079649","price":41.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520079649.jpg?v=1722273218"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-terrorism-9780520292505","title":"The History of Terrorism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, this book features contributors who go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, \"resistance\" terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book represents an interesting effort to form an all pervading model to expand the current understanding of terrorism, posing history as a mirror; \u003ci\u003eThe History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to ISIS\u003c\/i\u003e exhibits an ambitious attempt to decipher the commonalities of different versions of terrorism, which is crystallised into a recommendable book for sociologists, anthropologists and social scientists who are interested by these types of hot topics.\" * International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"...a useful reference on the history of terrorism focusing on prehistory, the French Revolution through the national liberation movement, and then terrorism since 1968.\" * Terrorism \u0026amp; Political Violence *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the 2016 Edition  Preface to the 2007 Edition   1 Introduction (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  2 Terrorism as a Strategy of Insurgency (Ariel Merari)  PART I: THE PREHISTORY OF TERRORISM   3 Zealots and Assassins (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  4 Manifestations of Terror through the Ages (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  PART II: TERRORISM FROM 1789 TO 1968   5 The Invention of Modern Terror (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  6 Anarchist Terrorists of the Nineteenth Century (Olivier Hubac-Occhipinti)  7 Russian Terrorism, 1878-1908 132 (Yves Ternon)  8 The \"Golden Age\" of Terrorism (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  9 Lenin, Stalin, and State Terrorism (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  10 Terrorism in Time of War: From World War II to the Wars of National Liberation (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  PART III: TERRORISM SINCE 1968   11 From 1968 to Radical Islam (Gerard Chaliand and Arnaud Blin)  12 The Roots of Islamic Radicalism (Philippe Migaux)  13 Al Qaeda (Philippe Migaux)  14 The Future of the Islamist Movement (Philippe Migaux)  15 Suicide Operations: Between War and Terrorism (Francois Gere)  16 The United States Confronting Terrorism (Arnaud Blin)  17 Terrorism in Southeast Asia-Threat and Response (Rohan Gunaratna)  18 Jihadism in the Age of ISIS (Gerard Chaliand)   Bibliography  Bibliographical Addendum, 2006-2016  Contributors  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864904282455,"sku":"9780520292505","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-rise-of-china-vs-the-logic-of-strategy-9780674066427","title":"The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the rest of the world worries about what a future might look like under Chinese supremacy, Luttwak worries about China’s own future prospects. 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Solomon, former President of the U.S. Institute of Peace, Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation\u003cbr\u003eLuttwak presents a rich, persuasive, and lucid analysis of the strategic implications of China's rise and of the anxieties it generates. China's foreign policy and military investments are raising concerns that require the sort of well-informed, precise argumentation that Luttwak delivers. Based on a long-term view of China's strategic inclinations and extensive research on current developments, this book offers medium-term predictions of the likely outcomes that the 'logic of strategy' may dictate, and thus explains with great clarity the issues at stake. Luttwak's work is a must-read for laymen and specialists alike, and an essential contribution to the political debate. -- Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton\u003cbr\u003eWith muscular behavior and rhetoric on the uptick and China pouring money into its military, political strategists have begun to consider Chinese military dominance of the Pacific and a concurrent American decline as foregone conclusions. So it is refreshing to see \u003cb\u003eEdward Luttwak\u003c\/b\u003e take a different tack in \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e and argue that Chinese military dominance in the Pacific is 'the least likely of outcomes.' China can't simultaneously enjoy a burgeoning economy and a rapidly growing military, he contends, because countries will band together to protect themselves, using military coalitions and trade protectionism to counter China's rise. -- Mary Kissel * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eMost commentators on China focus on its seemingly inexorable rise and the threat that this poses to other world powers. In this well-argued book, \u003cb\u003eLuttwak\u003c\/b\u003e takes a different view. He questions whether China's rising power is sustainable. 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Staying with the evidence, it avoids flights of fancy but grips readers' attention all the way through. Here, finally, is an expert on China who knows what he's talking about. -- Caleb Nelson * World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuttwak\u003c\/b\u003e's contribution to the China debate is to be welcomed. We need informed outsiders to weigh in with their views, and he has spent years visiting the country and talking to the Chinese, including the People's Liberation Army. Written with his customary panache, his vigorous and highly readable contribution will challenge congealed thinking. -- George Walden * Bloomberg.com *\u003cbr\u003eOver the past few decades, \u003cb\u003eEdward Luttwak\u003c\/b\u003e has gained a reputation as the bad boy of strategic theory and historical scholarship. This time, he has outdone himself. He has debunked Sun Tsu, the Clausewitz of the East and much beloved by teachers of military theory for decades...In \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e, Luttwak goes beyond an attack on Sun Tsu. He argues that the dominant strategic and cultural arrogance of the Han people--the largest ethnic group in China--could undermine efforts to lift the Middle Kingdom to the ranks of true superpower status. Luttwak further argues that this assumption of cultural and intellectual superiority is driving China's neighbors into a camp of strategic containment similar to what Germany created for itself in the years leading up to World War I...It will be interesting to see whether the book is read with interest or banned once it is translated and made available on the Chinese mainland. It is a cautionary tale that deserves Chinese attention. -- Gary Anderson * Washington Times *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003cb\u003eLuttwak\u003c\/b\u003e's] thesis is sensible and not to be discounted lightly. * The Economist blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Luttwak\u003c\/b\u003e's book on the limitations of China's ascent to power blends careful observation of recent events with an understanding of its past...The explanatory innovation that lifts Luttwak's book above the ruck of recent books on China's rise is his use of geo-economics--an expression he coined in 1980--to explain global resistance to Beijing's march. He argues that countries across the world, without explicit coordination, will resist China's export-oriented strategy to generate wealth and military power. This \"invisible hand\" explanation is in refreshing contrast to the usual containment and other political explanations about what may happen in East China in the coming years. -- Siddharth Singh * Mint *\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining and provocative...A bold book that flatly predicts that China won't successfully rise as a superpower, indeed that it \u003ci\u003ecannot \u003c\/i\u003ein its current incarnation...If accurate, \u003cb\u003eLuttwak\u003c\/b\u003e's theory means Americans don't have to worry too much. China will essentially self-destruct, at least diplomatically. And the list of problems facing China make it seem that this could well be happening right now. -- Ian Johnson * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e[A] though-provoking book. -- Jonathan Mirsky * Prospect *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865480769879,"sku":"9780674066427","price":20.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674066427.jpg?v=1722274171"},{"product_id":"virtue-politics-9780674278738","title":"Virtue Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins challenges the view that the Renaissance was the seedbed of modern republicanism, with Machiavelli as exemplary thinker. What most concerned Renaissance political theorists, Hankins contends, was not reforming laws but shaping citizens. 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If rulers lacked authentic virtue, they believed, it did not matter what institutions framed their power. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003ePuts the politics back into humanism in an extraordinarily deep and far-reaching way…This is certainly a landmark publication…For generations to come, all who write about the political thought of Italian humanism will have to refer to it; its influence will be—like that of virtue itself in the theories of the authors it studies—nothing less than transformative. -- Noel Malcolm * American Affairs *\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the greatest study ever written of Renaissance political thought. The breadth of James Hankins’s book surpasses that of the reigning incumbents, Hans Baron’s \u003ci\u003eCrisis of the Early Italian Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and the first volume of Quentin Skinner’s classic \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Modern Political Thought\u003c\/i\u003e. It is also a book of bold argument and relevance. Hankins concentrates on the classic Italian Renaissance—Petrarch to Machiavelli…However, he escapes the conventional fixation on Florence and its chancellors. Leonardo Bruni and Machiavelli are here, but so too are the Roman jurist Mario Salamonio, the Greek translator George of Trebizond, the travelling ‘merchant scholar’ Cyriac of Ancona. Nor does Hankins limit himself to the familiar canon, but mines a deep vein of histories, biographies, letters, orations and treatises, both printed and scribally published. His mastery of the archive is astonishing. -- Jeffrey Collins * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary…The central theme…is that Renaissance humanism was neither a superficial aesthetic movement nor a purely political one. At its core, it was a movement of moral reform…Hankins’s grasp of the Italian Renaissance is deeply learned and insightful…\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why Hankins has earned his place as one of the world’s best intellectual historians of that period. -- Khalil M. Habib * New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eA magisterial work by one of the world’s leading experts on the intellectual history of the Renaissance…One of the many strengths of Hankins’ volume is the great erudition with which he persuasively presents a different paradigm for understanding the Italian Renaissance. -- Carl O’Brien * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eA work to celebrate…A major book which not only synthesizes much of his previous work, but develops it further in ways both pathbreaking and panoramic…As Hankins shows, the central project of humanism was political, to instill virtue in rulers; there was broad agreement on this one point, but fascinating disagreement on many others. Deeply scholarly but marvelously lucid and reader-friendly, this book will be the indispensable study of this whole topic. -- Noel Malcolm * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eSo timely…A book that is not only the fruit of a long and accomplished career but that also offers a rich and deep perspective on two time periods simultaneously: the Italian Renaissance and our own. Which is another way of saying that \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a clear-eyed account of how the most creative minds of the Italian Renaissance addressed the permanent problems of human nature, virtue, tyranny, and political decay. * Washington Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eMagisterial… Hankins has piled up evidence more than sufficient to make his case. He has, moreover, opened up a new field of study…Whatever the course of future scholarship, it will have been \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e that opened up the field and set the agenda for those who came after. -- Paul A. Rahe * Claremont Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e[A] magnum opus…A history of the political thought of the Italian Renaissance: from Petrarch in the middle of the 14th century to Machiavelli in the early 16th…Hankins is a stylish and sensitive guide to these men and their works, acutely aware that the political questions with which they grappled—what made a tyrant? Could a good man serve him?—were, for them, far from purely theoretical…Readers of \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will close the book not only with a richer understanding of the Renaissance, but with a sense of how very differently we might think about politics today. * Standpoint *\u003cbr\u003eA bold new argument about the nature and significance of Renaissance political thought and a sweeping new vision of humanism itself…An exceptional scholarly accomplishment—a tour-de-force defense of the aspiration to improve character, a survey of Italian humanism with a uniquely wide recognition of the range of issues it encompassed, and a provocative reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s thought that makes modernity’s dark prophet appear positively naive in comparison with Petrarch, all accompanied by lucid forays into contemporary political theory and philosophy. For students of early modern political thought and philosophy, Hankins’s book will be an essential point of departure for some time. -- Mark Jurdjevic * Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003e[A] masterpiece…It shows—with erudition, diligent scholarship, and great intelligence—how the Renaissance humanists, beginning with Petrarch, became convinced that the viciousness and lawless violence of fourteenth-century Italy was not, as previous thinkers had suggested, a problem that could be solved through drafting better laws. Instead, they argued that the eight centuries of peace, stability, and unity under the Romans were a reflection not of that state’s laws but of the moral qualities of its rulers. -- Rory Stewart * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eWide-ranging and magisterial…If a greater focus on character education based on classical virtue does come about in our own time, it’s reasonable to think that this shift will take its bearings and example from the past. Hankins’s history of the Renaissance humanists offers a useful starting place for discovering what that kind of cultural rejuvenation might look like. -- Ian Lindquist * Education Next *\u003cbr\u003eAn accomplished study of the Renaissance humanists’ political thought…We are unlikely to see soon another book that combines such extensive and precise learning with such a mature and subtle grasp of important matters. We are fortunate to have it. -- Mark Blitz * Law \u0026amp; Liberty *\u003cbr\u003eInvestigates how [Renaissance humanists] explored a whole range of political issues. These included questions of wealth and economic injustice, the legitimacy of imperial rule, whether states should freely accept migrants and how to deal with debilitating partisanship… This work should prompt us to ask profound questions about the current culture of politics…A landmark piece of scholarship that will influence the study of political thought in the Renaissance for years to come. -- Bijan Omrani * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e gives an impressive and thorough tour of Renaissance humanism from Petrarch to Leonardo Bruni to Machiavelli…[It] puts on display the detailed investigation of sources that can only come with decades of thought and research. -- Amanda Madden * Renaissance and Reformation *\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins is one of the most important scholars at work today in Renaissance intellectual history, so a new monograph from him demands attention…\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will reset the discussion of Renaissance political thought for the next generation. -- Craig Kallendorf * Neo-Latin News *\u003cbr\u003eAn enormous, sprawling work, providing rich and detailed but nonetheless succinct encapsulation of much of classical and medieval as well as, of course, Renaissance political theory…[A] rich and deeply erudite discussion of the Italian Renaissance. -- Jesse Russell * VoegelinView *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e…is both intellectual history and an intervention into contemporary education and political culture…[Hankins’s] sensitive and erudite readings of an impressively broad array of humanist texts make important contributions to our knowledge and understanding of humanism during Italy’s long fifteenth century. -- Charles F. Briggs * Intellectual History Review *\u003cbr\u003eGives Renaissance political thought the place it deserves within the history of Western political thought. -- Tommaso De Robertis * Bibliotheca Dantesca *\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent and major reinterpretation of Italian Renaissance political thought, and of the Italian Renaissance itself…It is a pleasure to spend time with this text…Anyone teaching the Renaissance or the history of political thought should have this volume readily at hand. -- Stephen Varvis * Fides et Historia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is suffused with eloquence, and truly innovative. James Hankins argues that Renaissance humanists worked for political regimes of vastly different types. What was important to them was that leaders put the interests of the state—its stability, peace, and flourishing—before their own more immediate enrichment, or desire for power, or other selfish imperatives. In short, they believed that you could and should judge the moral character of a state and of the people who ran it. The concept of ‘virtue politics’ offers a helpful corrective to prior attempts to situate Renaissance thinkers into teleologically conceived narratives of the history of political theory. Not only is this one of the most important books written on humanist political thought, it is in many ways the first, given the unique way Hankins frames his project. It will change the way scholars conceive of the history of political thought. -- Christopher Celenza, author of \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins’s masterwork takes us from Petrarch’s struggles against a decadent academic clerisy to Machiavelli and Confucius. But the central narrative thread never loosens: that character and virtue are the anchors of all healthy political systems, whether democratic or not. The lessons for today are clear and profound. -- Robert D. Kaplan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tour-de-force revisionist account of Italian humanism, and a courageous effort to revive the humanist practice of moral education for political leaders in our own day. Machiavelli thought that he lived in an age of historically unprecedented corruption among political leaders. If he were to survey the behavior of so-called leaders in our contemporary world…he might very well concede that at least a measure of Hankins’s moral virtue must accompany his own realist virtue if good government were to have any chance of being achieved today. -- John P. McCormick, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins is one of the world’s most distinguished authorities on the political thought of the Italian Renaissance, and \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly monumental work of scholarship, destined to leave its imprint for decades to come. It is—to a quite remarkable degree—a history of newly discovered things: new writers, new texts, new ideas, new connections. -- Peter Stacey, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e[The] \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e of a consummate intellectual historian. James Hankins is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e living authority on Italian fifteenth-century neo-Latin literature…Hankins understands that by breathing new life into a beleaguered Renaissance movement, one can also come to the rescue of the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian heritages, now under fire, on which the Renaissance drew, in order to understand the currently debated legacy of Western modernity. Inviting readers into the midst of an ongoing fray, \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that we all have high stakes in this game. -- Rocco Rubini * European Legacy *\u003cbr\u003eMagisterial…Humanist scholars in the Italian Renaissance were concerned with many of the same puzzles that obsess us today…Hankins shows that the humanists’ obsession with character explains their surprising indifference to particular forms of government. If rulers lacked authentic virtue, they believed, it did not matter what institutions framed their power. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003ePuts the politics back into humanism in an extraordinarily deep and far-reaching way…This is certainly a landmark publication…For generations to come, all who write about the political thought of Italian humanism will have to refer to it; its influence will be—like that of virtue itself in the theories of the authors it studies—nothing less than transformative. -- Noel Malcolm * American Affairs *\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the greatest study ever written of Renaissance political thought. The breadth of James Hankins’s book surpasses that of the reigning incumbents, Hans Baron’s \u003ci\u003eCrisis of the Early Italian Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and the first volume of Quentin Skinner’s classic \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Modern Political Thought\u003c\/i\u003e. It is also a book of bold argument and relevance. Hankins concentrates on the classic Italian Renaissance—Petrarch to Machiavelli…However, he escapes the conventional fixation on Florence and its chancellors. Leonardo Bruni and Machiavelli are here, but so too are the Roman jurist Mario Salamonio, the Greek translator George of Trebizond, the travelling ‘merchant scholar’ Cyriac of Ancona. Nor does Hankins limit himself to the familiar canon, but mines a deep vein of histories, biographies, letters, orations and treatises, both printed and scribally published. His mastery of the archive is astonishing. -- Jeffrey Collins * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary…The central theme…is that Renaissance humanism was neither a superficial aesthetic movement nor a purely political one. At its core, it was a movement of moral reform…Hankins’s grasp of the Italian Renaissance is deeply learned and insightful…\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why Hankins has earned his place as one of the world’s best intellectual historians of that period. -- Khalil M. Habib * New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eA magisterial work by one of the world’s leading experts on the intellectual history of the Renaissance…One of the many strengths of Hankins’ volume is the great erudition with which he persuasively presents a different paradigm for understanding the Italian Renaissance. -- Carl O’Brien * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eA work to celebrate…A major book which not only synthesizes much of his previous work, but develops it further in ways both pathbreaking and panoramic…As Hankins shows, the central project of humanism was political, to instill virtue in rulers; there was broad agreement on this one point, but fascinating disagreement on many others. Deeply scholarly but marvelously lucid and reader-friendly, this book will be the indispensable study of this whole topic. -- Noel Malcolm * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eSo timely…A book that is not only the fruit of a long and accomplished career but that also offers a rich and deep perspective on two time periods simultaneously: the Italian Renaissance and our own. Which is another way of saying that \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a clear-eyed account of how the most creative minds of the Italian Renaissance addressed the permanent problems of human nature, virtue, tyranny, and political decay. * Washington Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eMagisterial… Hankins has piled up evidence more than sufficient to make his case. He has, moreover, opened up a new field of study…Whatever the course of future scholarship, it will have been \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e that opened up the field and set the agenda for those who came after. -- Paul A. Rahe * Claremont Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e[A] magnum opus…A history of the political thought of the Italian Renaissance: from Petrarch in the middle of the 14th century to Machiavelli in the early 16th…Hankins is a stylish and sensitive guide to these men and their works, acutely aware that the political questions with which they grappled—what made a tyrant? Could a good man serve him?—were, for them, far from purely theoretical…Readers of \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will close the book not only with a richer understanding of the Renaissance, but with a sense of how very differently we might think about politics today. * Standpoint *\u003cbr\u003eA bold new argument about the nature and significance of Renaissance political thought and a sweeping new vision of humanism itself…An exceptional scholarly accomplishment—a tour-de-force defense of the aspiration to improve character, a survey of Italian humanism with a uniquely wide recognition of the range of issues it encompassed, and a provocative reinterpretation of Machiavelli’s thought that makes modernity’s dark prophet appear positively naive in comparison with Petrarch, all accompanied by lucid forays into contemporary political theory and philosophy. For students of early modern political thought and philosophy, Hankins’s book will be an essential point of departure for some time. -- Mark Jurdjevic * Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003e[A] masterpiece…It shows—with erudition, diligent scholarship, and great intelligence—how the Renaissance humanists, beginning with Petrarch, became convinced that the viciousness and lawless violence of fourteenth-century Italy was not, as previous thinkers had suggested, a problem that could be solved through drafting better laws. Instead, they argued that the eight centuries of peace, stability, and unity under the Romans were a reflection not of that state’s laws but of the moral qualities of its rulers. -- Rory Stewart * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eWide-ranging and magisterial…If a greater focus on character education based on classical virtue does come about in our own time, it’s reasonable to think that this shift will take its bearings and example from the past. Hankins’s history of the Renaissance humanists offers a useful starting place for discovering what that kind of cultural rejuvenation might look like. -- Ian Lindquist * Education Next *\u003cbr\u003eAn accomplished study of the Renaissance humanists’ political thought…We are unlikely to see soon another book that combines such extensive and precise learning with such a mature and subtle grasp of important matters. We are fortunate to have it. -- Mark Blitz * Law \u0026amp; Liberty *\u003cbr\u003eInvestigates how [Renaissance humanists] explored a whole range of political issues. These included questions of wealth and economic injustice, the legitimacy of imperial rule, whether states should freely accept migrants and how to deal with debilitating partisanship… This work should prompt us to ask profound questions about the current culture of politics…A landmark piece of scholarship that will influence the study of political thought in the Renaissance for years to come. -- Bijan Omrani * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e gives an impressive and thorough tour of Renaissance humanism from Petrarch to Leonardo Bruni to Machiavelli…[It] puts on display the detailed investigation of sources that can only come with decades of thought and research. -- Amanda Madden * Renaissance and Reformation *\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins is one of the most important scholars at work today in Renaissance intellectual history, so a new monograph from him demands attention…\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will reset the discussion of Renaissance political thought for the next generation. -- Craig Kallendorf * Neo-Latin News *\u003cbr\u003eAn enormous, sprawling work, providing rich and detailed but nonetheless succinct encapsulation of much of classical and medieval as well as, of course, Renaissance political theory…[A] rich and deeply erudite discussion of the Italian Renaissance. -- Jesse Russell * VoegelinView *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e…is both intellectual history and an intervention into contemporary education and political culture…[Hankins’s] sensitive and erudite readings of an impressively broad array of humanist texts make important contributions to our knowledge and understanding of humanism during Italy’s long fifteenth century. -- Charles F. 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In short, they believed that you could and should judge the moral character of a state and of the people who ran it. The concept of ‘virtue politics’ offers a helpful corrective to prior attempts to situate Renaissance thinkers into teleologically conceived narratives of the history of political theory. Not only is this one of the most important books written on humanist political thought, it is in many ways the first, given the unique way Hankins frames his project. It will change the way scholars conceive of the history of political thought. -- Christopher Celenza, author of \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins’s masterwork takes us from Petrarch’s struggles against a decadent academic clerisy to Machiavelli and Confucius. But the central narrative thread never loosens: that character and virtue are the anchors of all healthy political systems, whether democratic or not. The lessons for today are clear and profound. -- Robert D. Kaplan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tour-de-force revisionist account of Italian humanism, and a courageous effort to revive the humanist practice of moral education for political leaders in our own day. Machiavelli thought that he lived in an age of historically unprecedented corruption among political leaders. If he were to survey the behavior of so-called leaders in our contemporary world…he might very well concede that at least a measure of Hankins’s moral virtue must accompany his own realist virtue if good government were to have any chance of being achieved today. -- John P. McCormick, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003eJames Hankins is one of the world’s most distinguished authorities on the political thought of the Italian Renaissance, and \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly monumental work of scholarship, destined to leave its imprint for decades to come. 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Inviting readers into the midst of an ongoing fray, \u003ci\u003eVirtue Politics\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that we all have high stakes in this game. -- Rocco Rubini * European Legacy *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865485979991,"sku":"9780674278738","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674278738.jpg?v=1722274198"},{"product_id":"empires-in-world-history-9780691152363","title":"Empires in World History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmpires - vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition - have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. 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