This is a study of foreign affairs, which questions their place in the grand scheme of civilization, and asks whether defences against the invasion of strangers influence the evolution of culture. The author seeks to show that diplomacy, intelligence, defence and warfare, intervention and law, and trade and aid should interact and form a whole pattern, essential if nations are to move safely into the 21st century. Examining the human experience, the text documents "fear of the foreigner" as a visceral response so pervasive that it transcends human memory, individual experience, and even logical analysis. It aims to show that the tension created by having to live as neighbours with those who are perceived as irredeemably alien has been one of the major causes of the rise of civilizations.
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The University of Chicago Press
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
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978-0-226-67329-5 (9780226673295)
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Acknowledgments Introduction Pt. I: The Bottom Line 1: Staying Alive in a Dangerous World 2: Out of the Mists of the Past 3: Our Possessions Pt. II: Defense 4: Keeping Them Out 5: Rome, Walled China, and Medieval Europe 6: Modern Walls Pt. III: Armies and Warfare 7: The First Armies 8: Assyria and Rome 9: Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Guerrillas 10: The Colonial Auxiliary 11: Weapons 12: Modern Armies Pt. IV: Nongovernmental Relations 13: Trade 14: The Trader 15: European Trade and Finance 16: The Amateurs Pt. V: Intelligence and Espionage 17: Getting to Know Them 18: Spies and Spymasters 19: Tools of the Trade 20: Espionage and Counterintelligence Pt. VI: Diplomacy 21: Peaceful Relations between States 22: Worldviews and Strategy 23: The Conduct of Relations 24: The Medieval School of Statecraft 25: Diplomats and Their Masters 26: Intervention and International Law Pt. VII: Getting Rid of the Alien 27: Parting Company 28: Ethnic Cleansing 29: Coming Together Notes Index
