{"product_id":"the-thucydidean-turn-reinterpreting-thucydides-political-thought-before-during-and-after-the-great-war-paperback","title":"The Thucydidean Turn: (Re)Interpreting Thucydides' Political Thought Before, During and After the Great War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Earley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe emergence of Thucydides as an influential political thinker in the first half of the 20th century has been astonishingly neglected by modern scholars. This volume examines how, why, and when the Athenian historical came to occupy such a prominent position in political discourse in the US and Europe today. It argues that in the years before, during, and after the Great War Thucydides' \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Peloponnesian War\u003c\/i\u003ewas mined for the insights that it could offer into contemporary politics, and that it was also used as part of the justification for the academic and cultural relevance of Classics at this time of great political upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Academic classicists and classically trained commentators were instrumental in this 'turn' in academic focus onto Thucydides' contemporary relevance. Among the former were several prominent figures, such as Francis Cornford, Gilbert Murray, and Enoch Powell, who attempted to find in Thucydides a dark depiction of human nature and the passions that drove politics to justify his contemporary relevance. The latter included International Relations scholars and journalists such as Alfred Zimmern, Albert Toynbee, and George Abbott, who 'turned' to Thucydides in order to better understand contemporary global and European politics. A final chapter demonstrates how this British 'turn' to Thucydides was received and reinterpreted in America on the eve of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Earley\u003c\/b\u003e was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Friedrich Meinecke Institute, Freie Universität, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786857087264,"sku":"9781350194649","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc0f0c28023bc9804d0b05b1b3db6513.webp?v=1780640719","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-thucydidean-turn-reinterpreting-thucydides-political-thought-before-during-and-after-the-great-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}