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The Wages of Appeasement
Bruce S. Thornton
其他書名
Ancient Athens, Munich, and Obama's America
出版
Encounter Books
, 2011
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
History / Europe / General
History / Europe / Greece
Political Science / History & Theory
Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy
Political Science / Security (National & International)
Political Science / Peace
Religion / Fundamentalism
ISBN
1594035199
9781594035197
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rHsxoYV0MBEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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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.