Thucydides and the Science of History
Author: Charles Norris Cochrane
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles Norris Cochrane
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles Norris 1889-1945 Cochrane
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781013766459
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Thucydides
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2020-09-28
Total Pages: 796
ISBN-13: 146558157X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Frederick Abbott
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Darien Shanske
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-10-09
Total Pages: 45
ISBN-13: 1139460730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book addresses the question of how and why history begins with the work of Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War is distinctive in that it is a prose narrative, meant to be read rather than performed. It focuses on the unfolding of contemporary great power politics to the exclusion of almost all other elements of human life, including the divine. The power of Thucydides' text has never been attributed either to the charm of its language or to the entertainment value of its narrative, or to some personal attribute of the author. In this study, Darien Shanske analyzes the difficult language and structure of Thucydides' History and argues that the text has drawn in so many readers into its distinctive world view precisely because of its kinship to the contemporary language and structure of Classical Tragedy. This kinship is not merely a matter of shared vocabulary or even aesthetic sensibility. Rather, it is grounded in a shared philosophical position, in particular on the polemical metaphysics of Heraclitus.
Author: Marshall Sahlins
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2004-12
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 0226734005
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Author: Charles Norris Cochrane
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Published: 1929
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Christian R. Thauer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-04-08
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1137527757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study.
Author: Steve Chan
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2020-01-06
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 0472131702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) ostensibly arose because of the fear that a rising Athens would threaten Sparta’s power in the Mediterranean. The idea of Thucydides’ Trap warns that all rising powers threaten established powers. As China increases its power relative to the United States, the theory argues, the two nations are inevitably set on a collision course toward war. How enlightening is an analogy based on the ancient Greek world of 2,500 years ago for understanding contemporary international relations? How accurate is the depiction of the history of other large armed conflicts, such as the two world wars, as a challenge mounted by a rising power to displace an incumbent hegemon?Thucydides’s Trap?: Historical Interpretation, Logic of Inquiry, and the Future of Sino-American Relations offers a critique of the claims of Thucydides’s Trap and power-transition theory. It examines past instances of peaceful accommodation to uncover lessons that can ease the frictions in ongoing Sino-American relations.
Author: Thucydides
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2023-12-26
Total Pages: 512
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The History is divided into eight books.