The Invention Of Peace And The Reinvention Of War
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The Invention Of Peace And The Reinvention Of War by Michael Howard
Not until the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century did war come to be regarded an unmitigated evil; only after the massive slaughter of two world wards did peace become the declaratory objective of 'civilized' states. This book, already a success in hardback and paperback is reissued with the author's reflections on the latest failure of peace: the war in Afghanistan.
'The distillation of a lifetime's study of war and peace by arguably Britain's greatest living historian' - Philip Ziegler, Spectator 'A brilliant reflection on the world in which we live.. demands to be read by a generation of European politicians increasingly blinded by trivia' - Max Hastings, Evening Standard 'In a brilliant book ... Michael Howard explains the unusual and precarious nature of peace, and the urgent questions that this raises for our time' - Max Wilkinson, Financial Times
Michael Howard has been Professor of War Studies at King's College, London, Chichele Professor of History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, and Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861974099 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861974094 |
| Title | The Invention Of Peace And The Reinvention Of War |
| Author | Michael Howard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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