Who Killed Homer: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom

Victor Davis Hanson

John Heath

Reference

Univ. Of California Pr.

This is a brilliant history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. Instead of weighing up the West through its cultural and literary accomplishments, Hanson engages with the much starker record of the Western battlefield. In place of The Great Books, he studies The Great Battles, and offers graphic representations of nine representative clashes between West and non-West. Hanson writes uncommonly well about battle, and has an uncanny ability to evoke the chaos and terror of warfare, so crystallising his argument into records of a few hours of intense combat.Hanson argues that the West has won not just because of technology and military might, but because of its focus on individualism, democratic political structures, and scientific rationalism. However this is no mere Eurocentric account of the steady millennia-long rise of Western power. Rather, it is an explanation of why the West finds itself now militarily unmatched, its values spreading around the globe - sometimes with devastating effects on local cultures which have at times adopted the worst of what European traditions have offered or imposed.

Why the West Has Won: Carnage and Culture from Salamis to Vietnam

History

Faber&Faber

Victor Davis Hanson proposes that the military superiority and global dominance of "The West" has been intimately linked to its faith in democracy and personal liberty. Rather than measuring the worth of the West through its cultural or literary accomplishments, Hanson engages with the much starker record of its successes in combat against non-Western armies. In place of the "Great Books", he studies the "Great Battles" and augments his bold thesis with some evocations of the intensity of warfare.

Why the West Has Won : Carnage and Culture from Salamis to Vietnam

World

Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom

Argues for the study of the Greek classics in education

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Free Press

In his acclaimed collection An Autumn of War, the scholar and military historian Victor Davis Hanson expressed powerful and provocative views of September 11 and the ensuing war in Afghanistan. Now, in these challenging new essays, he examines the world’s ongoing war on terrorism, from America to Iraq, from Europe to Israel, and beyond. In direct language, Hanson portrays an America making progress against Islamic fundamentalism but hampered by the self-hatred of elite academics at home and the cynical self-interest of allies abroad. He sees a new and urgent struggle of evil against good, one that can fail only if “we convince ourselves that our enemies fight because of something we, rather than they, did.” Whether it’s a clear-cut defense of Israel as a secular democracy, a denunciation of how the U.N. undermines the U.S., a plea to drastically alter our alliance with Saudi Arabia, or a perception that postwar Iraq is reaching a dangerous tipping point, Hanson’s arguments have the shock of candor and the fire of conviction.

Between War and Peace: Lessons from Afghanistan to Iraq

Military

Random House Trade Paperbacks

World War II is one of those rare events in history whose retelling will forever guide us toward a deeper understanding of freedom and tyranny; honor and infamy; the roles of prudence, folly, and chance in human affairs; and man’s capacity for courage, endurance, and sacrifice. These nine essays by leading World War II historians, adapted from presentations given at a Hillsdale College seminar, are written with an eye to these timeless and valuable lessons. Authors include Stephen E. Ambrose, Martin Gilbert, Victor Davis Hanson, and Gerhard L. Weinberg.

One of Freedom's Finest Hours: Statesmanship and Soldiership in World War II

Joseph H. Alexander

John, Lukacs

Thomas H. Conner

Frederick W. Kagan

Herbert Romerstein

Gerhard L. Weinberg

Stephen E.Ambrose

Martin. Gilbert

Hillsdale College Press

Undoubtedly the United States needs a liberal and welcoming immigration policy, geared to the needs and interests of the nation. In this urgent new book, three astute observers argue that we have lost control of our southern border, so that the vast majority of our immigrants are now illegal Mexicans. Poor, uneducated, and unskilled, these newcomers add much less to the national wealth than they cost the taxpayers for their health care, the education of their children, and (too often) their incarceration. The Immigration Solution proposes a policy that admits skilled and educated people on the basis of what they can do for the country, not what the country can do for them.

The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan Than Today's

Politics & Social Sciences

Heather MacDonald

Steven Malanga

Social Sciences

Ivan R. Dee

Mexifornia: A State of Becoming

Americas

Encounter Books

Review\nA wake-up call for our countrymen who want to preserve the American ideal for future generations.-- "Rep. Devin Nunes"\nHanson weaves together history, philosophy, and contemporary headlines to diagnose our current woes and to remind them that the cure lies in what is best in them and in America.-- "Senator Tom Cotton"\nThe New York Times<\/I> bestselling author explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship <\/B> 
Most of human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, or tribes. The concept of the \x26#34;citizen,\x26#34; an idea we take for granted, is historically quite rare \- and was, until recently, amongst America\x27s most profoundly cherished ideals. But without shock treatment, warns historian and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship as we have known it for well over two centuries may soon vanish. <\/p> 
<\/p> 
In The Dying Citizen<\/I>, Hanson outlines the forces that have brought us to the twilight of American citizenship, and led to the deeply fractured politics of the present era. Over the last half\-century, numerous forces from both above and below have conspired to undermine the value we place in the idea of citizenship \- and our vigilance in protecting it. To be self\-governing, citizens must be economically autonomous, but the evisceration of the middle class and the rise of inequality have made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Citizenship exists within delineated borders \- but open borders and the elite concept of \x26#34;global citizenship\x26#34; have rendered meaningless the idea of allegiance to a particular place. Citizenship relies on the renunciation of tribal identity in favor of the state, but identity politics have eradicated the idea of a collective civic sense of self. A vastly expanded unelected bureaucracy has overwhelmed the power of elected officials, thereby destroying the sovereign power of the citizen. Progressive academics and activists lay siege to the institutions and traditions of constitutional citizenship.<\/p> 
<\/p> 
As in the revolutionary years of 1848, 1917, and 1968, 2020 has ripped away our complacency about the future of our most cherished ideals. Americans are forced to confront the fragility of citizenship \- indeed, the fragility of our nation. But this calamitous year may also teach Americans to rebuild and recover what we have lost. The choice is ours.<\/p> 
<\/p>

The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America

Politics & Government

Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing

Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power

Tantor and Blackstone Publishing

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Victor Davis Hanson. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Victor Davis Hanson