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Acceleration of history : war, conflict, and politics
Title
Acceleration of history : war, conflict, and politics / edited by Alexios Alecou.
ISBN
9781498540681 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9781498540681
9781498540698 (e-book)
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (175 pages)
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Summary
"This collection of scholarly essays analyzes the concept of the acceleration of history, or moments in which the rate of change increases and leads to rapid alteration of the status quo. The contributors outline a theoretical framework and examine specific examples of such historical moments"--Provided by publisher.
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Print version: Acceleration of history : war, conflict, and politics. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 29, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: What accelerates history? / Alexios Alecou
Acceleration of history : the conceptual framework for causal analysis / Nikolai S. Rozov
Power decentralization in the international system and the acceleration of history / Zenonas Tziarras
The right to war and violence : from objectivity to the acceptability / Svetlana N. Shchegolikhina
Messianic times : the Great War as the trigger of world history / Juan Luis Fernandez
The contribution of Cyprus to the Second World War as part of the Allied Forces and the impact of war on the military and political evolution of the island / Marios Siammas
The acceleration of history and decolonization in the eastern Mediterranean : the case of Cyprus, 1945-1959 / Andreas Karyos
The decentralization of the European Union as a solution to the EU's paralysis / Maria Mut Bosque.
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