The Wages of Appeasement: Ancient Athens, Munich, and Obama's America
- ISBN-10
- 1594035199
- ISBN-13
- 9781594035197
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 330
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Author
- Bruce S. Thornton
Description
Wages of Appeasement explores the reasons why a powerful state gives in to aggressors. It tells the story of three historical examples of appeasement: the greek city-states of the fourth century b.c., which lost their freedom to Philip II of Macedon; England in the twenties and thirties, and the failure to stop Germany's aggression that led to World War II; and America's current war against Islamic jihad and the 30-year failure to counter Iran's attacks on the U.S. The inherent weaknesses of democracies and their bad habit of pursuing short-term interests at the expense of long-term security play a role in appeasement. But more important are the bad ideas people indulge, from idealized views of human nature to utopian notions like pacifism or disarmament. But especially important is the notion that diplomatic engagement and international institutions like the u.n. can resolve conflict and deter an aggressor??the delusion currently driving the Obama foreign policy in the middle east. Wages of Appeasement combines narrative history and cultural analysis to show how ideas can have dangerous and deadly consequences.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011-03-15
- 352 pages
- Ebook
- Encounter Books
-
- 2011-04-01
- 488 pages
- Paperback
- ReadHowYouWant.com
Similar books
-
Chamberlain and Appeasement: British Policy and the Coming of the Second World War
By Robert Alexander Clarke ParkerChamberlain and Appeasement: British Policy and the Coming of the Second World War
-
Appeasement
By Keith RobbinsThe author examines appeasement in the context of both Britain's domestic policies and her international commitments, within Europe and beyond.In this fully revised edition, Professor Robbins extends coverage to include an updated ...
-
The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
By Adam Tooze... interchange between the offices of the RSHA, the RKF and the SS economic administration.14 The first sketch of the so-called Generalplan Ost was finished in a matter of weeks by the RKF's settlement expert, Professor Konrad Meyer.
-
Hitler, Chamberlain and Appeasement
By Frank McDonoughAn engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This book examines the key roles played by Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain in the events that led to the outbreak of the Second World War.
-
The Bell of Treason: The 1938 Munich Agreement in Czechoslovakia
By P. E. CaquetBasing his work on previously unexamined sources, including press, memoirs, private journals, army plans, cabinet records, and radio, Caquet presents one of the most shameful episodes in modern European history.
-
War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom
By Henry KopelFifty million dead, the Holocaust, and the near destruction of European civilization were the wages of 'appeasement.'”90 To be fair, in some circumstances appeasement can open the door to mutual compromise, but only with adversaries ...
-
Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It
By Alan WolfeNo one has achieved more notoriety in this regard than the Israeli foreign minister as of this writing, Avigdor Lieberman. The infamous plan he developed in 2004, while ostensibly not forcing people to leave their homes, ...
-
Dilemmas of Appeasement: British Deterrence and Defense, 1934-1937
By Gaines PostThis distinguished book offers fresh perspectives on British appeasement, grand strategy, and policymaking in a crucial and much-debated period of history. Innovative in both his interpretation and his method, Gaines...
-
Crucified Again: Exposing IslamÕs New War on Christians
By Raymond IbrahimArgues that there is a new wave of persecution of Christians in Muslim countries, and by radical Muslims worldwide.
-
The Progressive Revolution: History of Liberal Fascism through the Ages, Vol. V: 2014-2015 Writings
By Ellis WashingtonDavid M. Friedman, Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity, (New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 2014). Also cited in Getlen, supra note 52. 54. Getlen, supra note 52. 55. Ibid. 56. Ibid. 57. Ibid. 58. Ibid.