The western way of war revisited: merits and problems of a military theory

This article aims at criticizing Hanson’s theory of the Western way of war from what historians have identified as its main problems: the alleged continuity of Western warfare through centuries, starting with the ancient Greeks; and the so-called “Asian contrast” from its main implications. Hence, i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Sant’Anna, Henrique Modanez de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Revista Archai (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24217
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/24217
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Victor Davis Hanson
Helenismo
Grécia antiga
História Militar
Ocidente
Hellenism
ancient Greece
Military History
West
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Sumario:This article aims at criticizing Hanson’s theory of the Western way of war from what historians have identified as its main problems: the alleged continuity of Western warfare through centuries, starting with the ancient Greeks; and the so-called “Asian contrast” from its main implications. Hence, it is divided into three sections: 1) the presentation and merits of Hanson’s theory; 2) its classical bases, or the emphasis of Greek warfare on decisive battle as a “cultural choice”; 3) the criticism.