Preface -- Thucydidean Political Realism -- Grounds of War in Classical Greek International Law and Causes of War in Thucydides -- The Origins of Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflict in Thucydides -- Law of Treaties -- Personalities in Thucydides -- Political Intelligence in the War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians -- Strategy in the Peloponnesian War and Modern International Politics -- Religion in the Politics of the Peloponnesian War -- Metaphysics in the History of Thucydides and Herodotus -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"This book of Thucydidean scholarship demonstrates that international law existed in systematic form in classical Greece. Apart from comprising a philological analysis of some pivotal aspects of the history of the Peloponnesian War, the author argues that the work of Thucydides has greatly influenced contemporary international law and politics"-- Provided by publisher.
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