Sumario

“…"Modernity and What Has Been Lost comes out of a conference held at the Jagiellonian University in Krakw̤, Poland, on June 4-5, 2009 that sought to identify Leo Strauss's intellectual background in re: the repudiation of a modern idea of homogenous, universal state (considered as an illegitimate synthesis of Jerusalem and Athens, i.e., the claims of Reason and Revelation). …”

“…This volume thus retrieves modern thinkers from the modernistic ways in which they have been portrayed since the nineteenth century at the same time, it enhances our view of the roots and concerns of current Continental thought.What claims does the early modern period have on contemporary philosophy? …”
Sumario

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Military mobilisation in China / Hans Van de Ven -- South Asia / Douglas Peers -- Japan / Edward Drea -- The United States military, 1815-2000 / Spencer Tucker -- War in modern Latin America / Miguel Angel Centeno -- Sub-Saharan African warfare / John Lamphear -- European warfare 1815-2000 / Peter Wilson -- Naval power and warfare, 1815-2000 / Jan Glete -- Air power and the modern world / John Buckley…”

“…Oxford modern languages and literature monographs…”