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Informationen zum Autor Richard Ned Lebow is James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author of The Tragic Vision of Politics (Cambridge, 2003) which was the winner of the Alexander L. George Book Award of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2005. Klappentext An original theory of politics and international relations based on ancient Greek ideas of human motivation. Zusammenfassung A novel theory of politics and international relations rooted in ancient Greek theories of human motives. Lebow offers a framework for understanding transformations of regional and international systems as well as original explanations for the rise of the state! the causes of war! and the reformulation of prospect theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Fear, interest and honor; 3. The spirit and its expression; 4. The ancient world; 5. Medieval Europe; 6. From Sun King to Revolution; 7. Imperialism and World War I; 8. World War II; 9. Hitler to Bush and beyond; 10. General findings and conclusions.
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Richard Ned Lebow is James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He is the author of The Tragic Vision of Politics (Cambridge, 2003) which was the winner of the Alexander L. George Book Award of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2005.
