History and the Dialectic of Violence: An Analysis of Sartre's Critique de la Raison Dialectique

Politics & Social Sciences

Raymond, Aron

Philosophy

Harper&Row

De Gaulle, Israel and the Jews;

History

Middle East

Deutsch

Eighteen Lectures on Industrial Society (Goldbacks)

Social Sciences

Weidenfeld & Nicolson London

Presents a theoretical framework for comparing political systems in both time and place.

Democracy and totalitarianism; (The Nature of human society series)

Politics & Government

Littlehampton Book Services Lt

Inevitably enemies by position and by the incompatibility of their ideologies, the United States and the Soviet Union have a common interest not in ruling together over the world, but in not destroying each other. This book reflects on the problems of attaining peace. Part One deals with theory, the concepts and systems of international relations. Part Two investigates the sociology of peace and war, discussing determinants such as space, resources, and regimes. The history of the global system in the thermonuclear age is discussed in Part Three, and Part Four is concerned with morality, strategy, and the attainment of peace through law.

Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations.

Anchor/Doubleday

Aron presents the leading ideas rather than the total work of the writers of the day. Very few sociologists would dare to undertake such an enterprise and fewer still could make it so impressive an achievement.

Main Currents in Sociological Thought I - Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, Tocqueville - The Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Anchor

A brilliant analysis of the modern world and the intellectual's place in it. "...[A] rewarding book, full of ideas, not ideology." Crane Brinton, New York Times.

The Opium of the Intellectuals

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

W.W. Norton & Coompany

Clausewitz had many aphorisms, of which the most famous is, "War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means," a working definition of war which has won wide acceptance.

On War

Historical Study & Educational Resources

W.W.Norton&Company

Reevaluates the ideas of the German general, shows how his writings have been misinterpreted, and applies Clausewitzian theory to twentieth century political history

Clausewitz: Philosopher of war

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Not Avail

Raymond Aron's 1955 masterpiece The Opium of the Intellectuals, is one of the great works of twentieth- century political reflection. Aron shows how noble ideas can slide into the tyranny of "secular religion" and emphasizes how political thought has the profound responsibility of telling the truth about social and political reality-in all its mundane imperfections and tragic complexities.
Aron explodes the three "myths" of radical thought: the Left, the Revolution, and the Proletariat. Each of these ideas, Aron shows, are ideological, mystifying rather than illuminating. He also provides a fascinating sociology of intellectual life and a powerful critique of historical determinism in the classically restrained prose for which he is justly famous.
For this new edition, prepared by Daniel J. Mahoney and Brian C. Anderson as part of Transaction's ongoing "Aron Project," political scientist Harvey Mansfield provides a luminous introduction that underscores the permanent relevance of Aron's work. The new edition also includes as an appendix "Fanaticism, Prudence, and Faith," a remarkable essay that Aron wrote to defend Opium from its critics and to explain further his view of the proper role of political thinking. The book will be of interest to all students of political theory, history, and sociology.

World

Routledge

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