Author: Christopher Munn
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136838457
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 487
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A study of the first three decades of British rule in Hong Kong, focusing on the troubled and controversial process of establishing a British colony at Hong Kong and on the reception of British rule by people in the region.
Author: Lionel Cust
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Author: John V. Denson
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412820462
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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The greatest accomplishment of Western civilization is arguably the achievement of individual liberty through limits on the power of the state. In the war-torn twentieth century, we rarely hear that one of the main costs of armed conflict is long-term loss of liberty to winners and losers alike. Beyond the obvious and direct costs of dead and wounded soldiers, there is the lifetime struggle of veterans to live with their nightmares and their injuries; the hidden economic costs of inflation, debts, and taxes; and more generally the damages caused to our culture, our morality, and to civilization at large. The new edition is now available in paperback, with a number of new essays. It represents a large-scale collective effort to pierce the veils of myth and propaganda to reveal the true costs of war, above all, the cost to liberty. Central to this volume are the views of Ludwig von Mises on war and foreign policy. Mises argued that war, along with colonialism and imperialism, is the greatest enemy of freedom and prosperity, and that peace throughout the world cannot be achieved until the central governments of the major nations become limited in scope and power. In the spirit of these theorems by Mises, the contributors to this volume consider the costs of war generally and assess specific corrosive effects of major American wars since the Revolution. The first section includes chapters on the theoretical and institutional dimensions of the relationship between war and society, including conscription, infringements on freedom, the military as an engine of social change, war and literature, and the right of citizens to bear arms. The second group includes reconsiderations of Lincoln and Churchill, an analysis of the anti-interventionist idea in American politics, a discussion of the meaning of the "just war," an assessment of how World War I changed the course of Western civilization, and finally two eyewitness accounts of the true horrors of actual combat by veterans of World War II. The Costs of War is unique in its combination of historical scope and timeliness for current debates about foreign policy and military intervention. It will be of interest to historians, political scientists, economists, and sociologists.
Author: Daniel O'Connell
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Dorothée Dino (duchesse de)
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Author: John Devoy
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Author: Compton Reade
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Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Author: New Zealand. Department of Statistics
Publisher:
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Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Author: Adam Shortt
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789354360077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Author: New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand
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Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages :
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