Thucydides' Theory of International Relations: A Lasting Possession

Thucydides; Gustafson, Lowell S. [editor]. Thucydides' Theory of International Relations: A Lasting Possession (Political Traditions in Foreign Policy Series). Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. First Edition. ISBN: 9780807125380. [3031] Brown cloth with a slightly sunned dust jacket, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, viii., 262 clean pp. We have added a clear wrapper to the dj. Very good in very good dust-jacket. Hardcover. "Throughout history, readers of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War have long sought to apply its lessons to the problems of their times. In that tradition, the authors of these essays explore Thucydides' observations on the human condition in an effort to comprehend their modern world of more than 2,400 years later."The nine contributors find that Thucydides is not only the descriptive historian he is commonly said to be, but also a sophisticated theorist of international relations who emphasized the use of history to interpret the international