Bøger af Christopher Coker

One of our most original and compelling thinkers on conflict reflects on the Hobbesian impulse of 'war of all against all'.

An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western warfare

Since Achilles first stormed into our imagination, literature has introduced its readers to truly unforgettable martial characters. In Men at War, Christopher Coker discusses some of the most famous of these fictional creations and their impact on our understanding of war and masculinity. Grouped into five archetypes-warriors, heroes, villains, survivors and victims-these characters range across 3000 years of history, through epic poems, the modern novel and one of the twentieth century's most famous film scripts. Great authors like Homer and Tolstoy show us aspects of reality invisible except through a literary lens, while fictional characters such as Achilles and Falstaff, Robert Jordan and Jack Aubrey, are not just larger than life; they are life's largeness-and this is why we seek them out. Although the Greeks knew that the lovers, wives and mothers of soldiers are the chief victims of battle, for the combatants, war is a masculine pursuit. Each of Coker's chapters explores what fiction tells us about war's appeal to young men and the way it makes- and breaks-them. The existential appeal of war too is perhaps best conveyed in fictional accounts, and these too are scrutinized by the author.

- A prescient analysis of the likelihood of a US - China conflict and how it might be avoided

As their roles become more demanding, specialised and far removed from their own inborn predispositions, will the military require ever more years of 'programming'?

A compact introduction to the nature of war designed to explain today's conflicts through the lense of classical theory.

In this volume leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how knowledge and information have been preserved and transferred throughout history, bringing us up to today s digital age and the multiple challenges it presents, not least with regard to our personal data.

The essays in this anthology derive from the Engelsberg Seminar in 2019 that dealt with these questions. From perspectives as varied as the History of Ideas, Evolutionary Psychology, and Ideologies amongst others the writers apply history to today s concerns such as International Relations, Geopolitics, Economics, and the role of the individual and human nature in history.

"It would have been inconceivable," wrote Henry Kissinger in his best-selling book Diplomacy, "that the architects of NATO would have seen as the end result of victory in the Cold War greater diversit"

An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western warfare.

As their roles become more demanding, specialised and far removed from their own inborn predispositions, will the military require ever more years of 'programming'?

This latest incisive work from Christopher Coker is a prescient analysis of the likelihood of a US-China conflict and how it might be avoided.

* Compact introduction to the nature of war designed to explain today's conflicts

This highly controversial and cutting-edge book asks whether the attempts to make war 'virtual' or 'virtuous' can succeed and whether the West is deluding itself (not its enemies) in thinking that war can ever be made more humane.

Explores ethical implications of war in contemporary world. This title explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international terrorist groups. It examines America's post-9/11 redefinition of its own prevailing discourse of war.

This study highlights the importance of seeing globalisation in political terms, while providing a new security perspective on globalisation and discussing NATO as a risk community.