{"product_id":"how-to-think-about-war-thucydides","title":"How to Think about War (Thucydides - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eThucydides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780691190150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection: \u003c\/b\u003eLanguages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThucydides intended his account of the clash between classical Greece’s mightiest powers―Athens and Sparta―to be a “possession for all time.” Today, it remains a foundational work for the study not only of ancient history but also contemporary politics and international relations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Think about War\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures speeches that have earned the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e its celebrated status―all of those delivered before the Athenian Assembly, as well as Pericles’s funeral oration and the notoriously ruthless “Melian Dialogue.” Organized by key debates, these complex speeches reveal the recklessness, cruelty, and realpolitik of Athenian warfighting and imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Languages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47596667601120,"sku":"Books:9780691190150n","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/9780691190150.avif?v=1752857633","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/how-to-think-about-war-thucydides","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}