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Empires
This overview of Empire is from an eminent German scholar working in the field of imperialism. It also discusses the critical debates surrounding Empire by scholars such as Negri, Mann and Ingatieff.
The New Wars
This important new book deals with the changing nature of war in the post-Cold War era and the emergence of new forms of warfare in which warlords, mercenaries and terrorists play an increasingly important role. In the modern era, warfare came to play a crucial role in the formation of states, whereas the new wars emerging at the beginning of the 21st century have mostly gone together with the failure or collapse of states. The author draws out the key shifts involved in this process: from symmetrical conflicts between states to asymmetrical global relationships of force; from national armies to increasingly private or commercial bands of warlords, child soldiers and mercenaries; from pitche...
Die Deutschen und ihre Mythen
Herfried Münkler schreibt über die Deutschen und ihre Geschichte im Spiegel ihrer Mythen. Dabei erweckt er alte Sagen – etwa um die Nibelungen – zu neuem Leben, besichtigt schicksalhafte Orte wie Weimar, Nürnberg oder den Rhein und lässt historische Persönlichkeiten wie Hermann den Cherusker, Friedrich den Großen oder den Papst auftreten – selbst die D-Mark fehlt nicht in diesem Reigen. In einer großen historischen Analyse zeigt Münkler, wie Mythen unsere nationale Identität geformt haben und welch motivierende und mobilisierende Kraft ihnen eignet – im Positiven wie im Negativen. Denn in der deutschen Geschichte gingen Mythos und Politik stets Hand in Hand. So dienten die S...
War in a Changing World
Essays tracing the changing nature of war in relation to global and regional changes
Of War and Law
Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power. Not only a restraint and an ethical yardstick, law can also be a weapon--a strategic partner, a force multiplier, and an excuse for terrifyin...
Münkler, Thomas Hobbes
Kaum eine Theorie ist für das Studium der politischen Ideengeschichte so geeignet wie die von Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes' Denken, das nicht abzulösen ist von den europäischen Konfessions- und Bürgerkriegen des 17. Jahrhunderts, stellt einen Paradigmenwechsel innerhalb der politischen Philosophie dar. Ging diese seit Platon und Aristoteles von der Opposition zwischen gerechtem und ungerechtem Gemeinwesen aus, so "erfand" Hobbes für sein Zeitalter eine neue Opposition: die von Herrschaftslosigkeit und Herrschaft. Chaos und Krieg sollten durch die Einsetzung eines absoluten Souveräns gebannt werden.
The Remnants of War
"War... is merely an idea, an institution, like dueling or slavery, that has been grafted onto human existence. It is not a trick of fate, a thunderbolt from hell, a natural calamity, or a desperate plot contrivance dreamed up by some sadistic puppeteer on high. And it seems to me that the institution is in pronounced decline, abandoned as attitudes toward it have changed, roughly following the pattern by which the ancient and formidable institution of slavery became discredited and then mostly obsolete."—from the Introduction War is one of the great themes of human history and now, John Mueller believes, it is clearly declining. Developed nations have generally abandoned it as a way for c...
Just War in Comparative Perspective
This timely book analyses how different nations, religions and cultures justify the waging of war, and what limits they place on its use. The study includes the major world religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam and specific countries and regions including Russia, China and Africa. The case studies shed new light on the causes and justifications of current conflicts, providing a valuable source for those wishing to understand how different people around the world view the issue of war. The book crosses disciplinary boundaries and thus will be welcomed by scholars of international relations, philosophy, religion and history.
Marx on Campus: A Short History of the Marburg School
Lothar Peter traces the intellectual history of the Marburg School, one of the most influential bastions of Marxist thought in post-war West Germany alongside the Frankfurt School, and situates it in the political developments of its time.
Order Wars and Floating Balance
A sense of order has irreversibly retreated at the turn of the twenty-first century with the rise of such ancient civilizations as China and India and the militant resurgence of Islamic groups. The United States and like-minded states want to maintain the once-dominant international and global order buttressed by a set of mainly Western value systems and institutions. Nevertheless, challengers have sought to redraw the international and global order according to their own ideas and preferences, while selectively accommodating and taking advantage of the established order. Because of this, the entire world is teetering on the brink of an order war. This book is a synthesis of two separate bod...
