{"product_id":"military-honour-and-the-conduct-of-war-from-ancient-greece-to-iraq-9780415545099","title":"Military Honour and the Conduct of War: From Ancient Greece to Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study presents the first examination of the influence of ideas of honour on the causes, conduct and ending of wars from Ancient Greece to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Robinson begins with a theoretical examination of the concept of honour, to clearly explain the many contradictions and tensions inherent within honour systems. He then shows how honour has often contradictory and paradoxical effects on the conduct of war and illustrates this through seven case studies: Classical Greece; Ancient Rome; mediaeval Chivalry; Elizabethan England; the American Civil War; the British Empire; and the Western world after World War II (including the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey topics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehonour and virtue\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonour and the causes of war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonour as a motivation for fighting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonours and rewards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeath and honour\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonour and the conduct of war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonour and the enemy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehonour and the ending of wars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewomen and honour\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book reveals that the often contradictory behaviour of soldiers during war is a product of the contradictions inherent in the concept of honour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will be of great interest to all students of military ethics, military history, politics, international relations, anthropology, sociology, philosophy and the history of ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415545099","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45053403201651,"sku":"9780415545099","price":112.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fe3b3ff1-b0aa-4d08-ac1a-d9683fce84b7.jpg?v=1779970033","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/military-honour-and-the-conduct-of-war-from-ancient-greece-to-iraq-9780415545099","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}