Waging War and Making Peace
European Ways of Inciting and Containing Armed Conflict, 1710–1960
The history of Europe is marked not only by violence and division but also by efforts to reduce the destructiveness of war. In this volume, the authors explore the meaning of ‘Europe’ within war and peace discourses from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. They examine imagined wars, the post-1815 security order, the portrayal of Russian and Muslim 'Others,' double standards in international law, pacifist rhetoric, and the role of ‘Europe’ in war propaganda and resistance movements. The authors demonstrate how both war and peace practices have shaped the concept of ‘Europe’ over time.
Why was the idea of Europe seen as a reason for negotiating new peace orders? And why was Europe no less frequently invoked as a compelling reason to start another war? The authors dissect the semantics of 'Europe' shaped within discourses on war an
| ISBN: | 9783110763911 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | D'Auria, Matthew Petri, Rolf Vermeiren, Jan |
| Verlag: | De Gruyter |
| Veröffentlicht: | 02.12.2024 |
| Untertitel: | European Ways of Inciting and Containing Armed Conflict, 1710–1960 |
| Schlagworte: | Conflict Europa Europe European History Frieden HIS037030 HISTORY / Modern / General HIS054000 HISTORY / Social History Invasion, Eroberung und Besetzung Krieg Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 Neuzeit POL010000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Peace Political Ideologies Politik Security Sicherheit War |
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