Clausewitz and the State
Author | : Peter Paret |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2007-03-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691131309 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691131306 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Originally published in 1976, Clausewitz and the State presents a comprehensive analysis of one of the significant thinkers of modern Europe. Peter Paret combines social and military history and psychological interpretation with a study of Clausewitz's military theories and of his unduly neglected historical and political writing. This timely new edition includes a preface which allows Paret to recount the past thirty years of discussion on Clausewitz and respond to critics. A companion volume to Clausewitz's On War, this book is indispensable to anyone interested in Clausewitz and his theories, and their proper historical context.