Enlightened War: German Theories and Cultures of Warfare from Frederick the Great to Clausewitz

by Patricia Anne Simpson

New essays exploring the relationship between warfare and Enlightenment thought both historically and in the present.

Enlightened War investigates the multiple and complex interactions between warfare and Enlightenment thought. Although the Enlightenment is traditionally identified with the ideals of progress, eternal peace, reason, and self-determination, Enlightenment discourse unfolded during a period of prolonged European warfare from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571134956
• ISBN13: 9781571134950
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"