War Wisdom

A Cross-Cultural Sampling

Christian P. Potholm II

War Wisdom: A Cross Cultural Sampling is a unique combination of directory and analysis. It provides a relevant “universe” of quotations, together with their authors, about war from various ages and across a large number of societies including those found in China, Japan, Persia, Mongolia, Europe, and America (both North and South), as well as Native American nations and Africa. A lengthy introductory essay presents and analyzes a dozen relevant themes found throughout those cultures, themes which show a pattern of very widespread, if not universal, appeal. Of particular relevance is the author’s engagement with the conflicting wisdom pertaining to war found within the same society as well as common themes appearing across cultures, societies, and time frames.

University Press of America

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6614-5 • Hardback • October 2015 • $79.00 • (£61.00)

978-0-7618-6615-2 • eBook • October 2015 • $75.00 • (£58.00)

Subjects: History / Military / General, History / World, Literary Criticism / Poetry, Literary Collections / Speeches, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events

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A Cross-Cultural Sampling

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War Wisdom: A Cross Cultural Sampling is a unique combination of directory and analysis. It provides a relevant “universe” of quotations, together with their authors, about war from various ages and across a large number of societies including those found in China, Japan, Persia, Mongolia, Europe, and America (both North and South), as well as Native American nations and Africa. A lengthy introductory essay presents and analyzes a dozen relevant themes found throughout those cultures, themes which show a pattern of very widespread, if not universal, appeal. Of particular relevance is the author’s engagement with the conflicting wisdom pertaining to war found within the same society as well as common themes appearing across cultures, societies, and time frames.

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University Press of America

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6614-5 • Hardback • October 2015 • $79.00 • (£61.00)

978-0-7618-6615-2 • eBook • October 2015 • $75.00 • (£58.00)

Subjects: History / Military / General, History / World, Literary Criticism / Poetry, Literary Collections / Speeches, Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events

Author

Christian Potholm is a DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government at Bowdoin College. He has taught courses on war and international relations for over 40 years. His previous works on warfare include: Winning at War: 7 Keys to Military Victory Throughout History, Strategy and Conflict and Liberation and Exploitation.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I: Thematic Constructs in the Literature of War Wisdom
Thematic Constructs
Cluster I: War Values
Cluster II: God and War
Cluster III: The Sadness and Bonding of War
Cluster IV: Knowing and Preventing War
Cluster V: A Most Powerful Force Field
Part II: In the Universe of War Wisdom
Authors
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War Wisdom

A Cross-Cultural Sampling

Christian P. Potholm II

War Wisdom

A Cross-Cultural Sampling

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