Geopolitics, Strategy and the Transformation of Civilisations
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2021
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-7146-5713-4 (ISBN)
Description
This new book captures how the uncertainties associated with the emergence of adversarial interstate relations transformed early civilizations.
Leading authors compare the interaction of geopolitical and strategic thought in ancient Hebrew, Hindu, Chinese and Greek; and in the Muslim and Christian (Renaissance) civilizations.
By comparing and contrasting the reflections of the Book of Samuel, Kautilya's Arthasatra, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War, Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah, Machiavelli's The Prince and The Art of War, this work highlights how thinking about war in systematic ways compels the analyst to conceptualize polity, culture and geography in new and surprising ways.
Leading authors compare the interaction of geopolitical and strategic thought in ancient Hebrew, Hindu, Chinese and Greek; and in the Muslim and Christian (Renaissance) civilizations.
By comparing and contrasting the reflections of the Book of Samuel, Kautilya's Arthasatra, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War, Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah, Machiavelli's The Prince and The Art of War, this work highlights how thinking about war in systematic ways compels the analyst to conceptualize polity, culture and geography in new and surprising ways.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-5713-4 (9780714657134)
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Persons
Leonard Hochberg obtained his Doctorate from Cornell University, where he specialised in Comparative Politics and European Geopolitics. He is currently an Associate Professor at Louisiana State University.