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The lessons of history: An inaugural lecture delivered before the Vice-Chancellor and Fellows of the University of Oxford on Friday 6 March 1981 - Softcover
Synopsis
The Lessons of History contains the reflections of one of Britain's historians during his time as Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. Some reflect on contemporary events but most are broadly concerned with the historical process which underlies international politics.
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From the Back Cover
In this highly readable new book, one of the most eminent military historians in the world discusses the processes of historical change that ignited European wars of the twentieth century. Michael Howard ponders the continuing significance of nationalism, explores the conflicting ideologies that arose from industrialism, and argues that, despite the tendency of modern societies to dedicate themselves to material welfare rather than to heroic achievement, organized violence remains a norm.
From Publishers Weekly
This collection of essays and lectures, dating from Howard's tenure of the Regius Chair of Modern History at Oxford between 1980 and '89, reflects his interest in the connection between nationalism and war. In "War and Social Change" he argues that national self-consciousness was the driving force of international conflict in the 19th and first half of the present century. "The Edwardian Arms Race" examines the pre-WW I naval rivalry between Britain and Germany. "Prussia in European History" makes the point that the Nazi creed drew on many sources not specifically Prussian. Nationalism, in Howard's view, is "by far the most effective instrument of social mobilization . . . and so a most effective tool of war." This and similar observations are typical of the blandly general quality of the pieces.
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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0199515328
- ISBN 13 9780199515325
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages21
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