Clausewitz

The State and War
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-515-09912-7
Verlag: Steiner Franz Verlag

Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 163 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Staatsdiskurse

Clausewitz's understanding of war was shaped by his understanding of the state, which he regarded as the central institution of modern life. His achievements as a theorist of war in turn clarify one of the state's essential activities: the use of force to defend and advance its interests and values, and those of the society it governs.
These diverse essays take Clausewitz's ideas about the state as the starting point for analyzing the central issue posed by his work: the relationship between war in all its manifestations, and politics in all its forms. The modern state was the starting point for Clausewitz's understanding of politics, but did not unduly confine his outlook, nor cause him to suppose that only states make war. Similarly, while it is the wars of states that provided most of the historical evidence on which his theoretical work rests, the implications of that work can be seen to encompass political violence in all its forms. It is for this reason that it continues to inspire reflection and admiration to this day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herberg-Rothe, Andreas

Honig, Jan Willem

Moran, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Herberg-Rothe, Andreas
Andreas Herberg-Rothe is lecturer in political science at the University of Applied Sciences, Fulda.

Moran, Daniel
Daniel Moran is professor of international history and chairman of the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Honig, Jan Willem
Jan Willem Honig is professor of military strategy at the Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm, and senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies at Kings College, London.