Donald Kagan / The Peloponnesian War 2003

Description: The Peloponnesian War Author: Donald Kagan Title: The Peloponnesian War Publication: Viking, 2003 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.52 x 1.67 x 9.6 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W illustrations. Includes maps, sources and an index. 511 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. or almost three decades at the end of the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was, within its historical context, as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the great world wars of the twentieth century. The Peloponnesian War pitted Greek against Greek: the Athenians, with their glorious empire, rich legacy of democracy and political rights, and extraordinary cultural achievement, against the militaristic, oligarchic Spartan state. The result was a period of unprecedented brutality, one that violated even the rugged code that had previously governed Greek combat, and led to an enormous destruction of life and property, intensification of factional and class hostility, and a reversal of the trend toward democratic development. With these came a collapse in the habits, institutions, beliefs, and restraints that had long been the foundation of civilization.By far the most important source of our knowledge of the conflict is the history written by its contemporary and participant, Thucydides, and while his work is justly admired as a masterpiece of historical writing, it is ultimately not completely satisfactory as a history of the conflict and all that it can teach us. Its most obvious shortcoming is that it is incomplete, stopping seven years before the war's end; it also, obviously, cannot include the revelatory discoveries of recent scholarship.To meet the needs of modern readers Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected classical, political and military historians, has written a new account of the Peloponnesian War a lively, readable narrative that offers a richly detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance. In chronicling the rise and fall of a great empire, The Peloponnesian War illuminates the interplay of intelligence and chance in human affairs, the role of great individuals and masses of people in determining the course of events, and the potential of leadership and the limits within which it must operate. Among the brilliant portraits of extraordinary statesmen are those of Pericles, the greatest among the Athenians and a man determined to pursue a policy of deterrence, and the charismatic, duplicitous Alcibiades.Kagan captures the dynamic of war in his thrilling recreations of some of the most famous military campaigns of antiquity, from the misguided Athenian offensive in Sicily to the stunning Spartan victory at Aegospotami.With its fresh examination of a pivotal moment of Western civilization, The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of historiography-a chronicle of a dark time whose lessons are especially resonant today. Seller ID: 202119 Subject: Anthropology, From the Library of Peter Green, Greece , Military The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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