Thucydides on International Law and Political Theory
Thucydides on International Law and Political Theory

Author: Iacovos Kareklas

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-01-20

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1498599591

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Thucydides on International Law and Political Theory demonstrates that in classical times, especially in the era of the Peloponnesian War, international law and strategy existed in an advanced form among the city-states of ancient Greece. It shows how the work of Thucydides and classical Greek international law and politics have influenced aspects of modern international law and international politics. Iacovos Kareklas extensively analyzes Thucydidean political realism and indicates how it differs from modern realist and neo-realist theories of politics and presents that the “just war” theory of Thucydides’s time formed the legal and political basis of contemporary kinds of military intervention. Further, interstate treaties as listed in the work of Thucydides are categorized, interpreted, and commented upon. The military strategy of classical Greece and the role of religion in foreign policy decision making are also emphasized.

Hong Kong in Focus
Hong Kong in Focus

Author: S. G. Rioni

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781590332375

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Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece
Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece

Author: André Gerolymatos

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-11-23

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1498583393

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This history of ancient diplomacy demonstrates how the ancient Greeks used guest-friendship as a mechanism of diplomacy. Ancient proxenoi were the equivalent of contemporary consul-generals and they served some of the same purposes. The proxenoi conducted the diplomatic affairs of the state they represented and looked after the interests of the city-state that had adopted them. In times of war the proxenoi maintained spies and supplied intelligence on the movements of fleets and armies.

Hong Kong in Transition
Hong Kong in Transition

Author: R. Ash

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2000-06-05

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0333977262

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This book presents an overview of critical developments surrounding the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese rule. Well-known commentators from a variety of disciplines examine the issues and events in the years leading up to the transfer of sovereignty, and in the eighteen months that followed. Major dilemmas are addressed in the economic, political, legal, social and diplomatic life of the territory, which remain in many cases unresolved and pressing as Hong Kong enters the new century.