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Britain and the Netherlands
A. C. Duke
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Description for Britain and the Netherlands
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
War has ever exercised a great appeal on men's minds. Oscar Wilde's witticism notwithstanding this fascination cannot be attri buted simply to the wicked character of war. The demonic forces released by war have caught the artistic imagination, while sages have reflected on the enigmatic readiness of each new generation to wage war, despite the destruction, disillusion and exhaustion that war is known to bring in its train. If there never was a good war and a bad peace why did armed conflicts recur with such distressing regularity? Was large-scale violence an intrinsic condition of Man? The answers given to ... Read more
War has ever exercised a great appeal on men's minds. Oscar Wilde's witticism notwithstanding this fascination cannot be attri buted simply to the wicked character of war. The demonic forces released by war have caught the artistic imagination, while sages have reflected on the enigmatic readiness of each new generation to wage war, despite the destruction, disillusion and exhaustion that war is known to bring in its train. If there never was a good war and a bad peace why did armed conflicts recur with such distressing regularity? Was large-scale violence an intrinsic condition of Man? The answers given to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401700023
SKU
V9789401700023
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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