Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace

Author: Gore Vidal

Publisher: Bold Type Books

Published: 2002-04-10

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1568586531

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The United States has been engaged in what the great historian Charles A. Beard called "perpetual war for perpetual peace." The Federation of American Scientists has cataloged nearly 200 military incursions since 1945 in which the United States has been the aggressor. In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed too controversial to publish in this country until now) Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of "evil-doers?" "Gore Vidal is the master essayist of our age." -- Washington Post "Our greatest living man of letters." -- Boston Globe "Vidal's imagination of American politics is so powerful as to compel awe." -- Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books

Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace

Author: Harry Elmer Barnes

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 1038

ISBN-13: 1787200477

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A collection of nine revisionist essays edited by American historian and writer Harry Elmer Barnes, originally published in 1953, this intriguing volume offers a critical survey and appraisal of the development and implementation of American foreign policy of during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt; the FDR Administration’s deliberate manipulation of events in Europe and Asia to bring the US—against the wishes of the majority of its citizens—into World War II; and its resultant aftermath in the course of world history.

Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace

Author: James Bohman

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780262522359

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The authors argue for the continued theoretical and practical relevance of the cosmopolitan ideals of Kant's essay "Toward Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch."

Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace

Author: Robert A. Divine

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781585441051

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Repeatedly, Divine concludes, America seeks to use warfare to create a better and more stable world, only to meet with unexpected outcomes and the seeds of new hostility. Ironically, Divine finds that America's high ideals continually prevent the very peace the nation seeks." "In the epilogue, Divine applies his points to the final American war of the century, the conflict in Kosovo."--BOOK JACKET.

The War Over Perpetual Peace
The War Over Perpetual Peace

Author: Eric Easley

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2004-12-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781403966520

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This book examines the various competing interpretations of Kant's foundational Perpetual Peace since its initial publication in the late eighteenth century. According to Easley's analysis, there are two patterns of interpretations: first, the text endorses peace proposals above the state level and second, the text is in favor of peace proposals at the state level. Eric Easley provides a comprehensive historical background and analytical framework for understanding Perpetual Peace, allowing scholars of international relations to better understand and appreciate its complex meaning and see beyond the conventionally accepted interpretations of the day.

Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace

Author: Immanuel Kant

Publisher: Fq Classics

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781599868615

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Perpetual Peace is an important essay by Immanuel Kant from 1795 which was originally published as Project for a Perpetual Peace. The original concept of perpetual peace is for peace to be a permanent fixture over a certain specific area or location. In modern times, the concept of world peace directly stems from this original idea of a perpetual peace. In this writing of Kant, he argues in favor of civil constitutions with Republican forms of government, world citizenship, free states, the abolishment of standing armies and for states not being able to use force to interfere with the constitutions or governments of another given state. This is an important work for those studying the idea of world peace and those interested in the writings of Immanuel Kant.

The War Over Perpetual Peace
The War Over Perpetual Peace

Author: E. Easley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-12-02

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1403978719

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This book examines the various competing interpretations of Kant's foundational Perpetual Peace since its initial publication in the late eighteenth-century. According to Easley's analysis, there are two patterns of interpretations: 1) the text endorses peace proposals above the state level, 2) the text is in favour of peace proposals at the state level. The principal explanation for these two patterns resides in the rise and fall of hopes for peace through international organizations. It can also be attributed to the rise in the number of liberal states over time. Eric Easley provides a comprehensive historical background and analytical framework for understanding Perpetual Peace, allowing scholars of international relations to better understand and appreciate its complex meaning and see beyond the conventionally accepted interpretations of the day.

Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History
Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History

Author: Immanuel Kant

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0300117949

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Immanuel Kant’s views on politics, peace, and history have lost none of their relevance since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant’s writings on international relations theory and political philosophy, superbly translated and accompanied by stimulating essays. Pauline Kleingeld provides a lucid introduction to the main themes of the volume, and three essays by distinguished contributors follow: Jeremy Waldron on Kant’s theory of the state; Michael W. Doyle on the implications of Kant’s political theory for his theory of international relations; and Allen W. Wood on Kant’s philosophical approach to history and its current relevance.

Project for a Perpetual Peace
Project for a Perpetual Peace

Author: Immanuel Kant

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9780342358915

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