Warrior politics : why leadership demands a pagan ethos
by
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
Title
:
Warrior politics : why leadership demands a pagan ethos
Author
:
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
ISBN
:
9780375505638
9781588360809
9780375726279
Personal Author
:
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Random House, ©2002.
Physical Description
:
xxii, 198 pages ; 22 cm
Contents
:
There is no "modern" world -- Churchill's River War -- Livy's Punic War -- Sun-Tzu and Thucydides -- Machiavellian virtue -- Fate and intervention -- The great disturbers: Hobbes and Malthus -- The Holocaust, realism, and Kant -- The world of Achilles: ancient soldiers, modern warriors -- Warring states China and global governance -- Tiberius.
Abstract
:
The author draws on the historical wisdom of Sun-Tzu, Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and other great thinkers to provide advice for modern-day world leaders confronted with the complex challenges of modern life.
Subject Term
:
International relations -- Psychological aspects.
International relations.
Leadership.
Political ethics.
Psicologia política.
Relações internacionais -- aspectos psicológicos -- história.
Relações internacionais -- aspectos políticos -- história.
Ética política.
Liderança política -- história.
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| 1:VCCT | 1:GEN-BOOK | 000121342 | 320.01 KAP | 1 |