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Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian Waris the earliest surviving realist text in the European tradition. As an account of the Peloponnesian War, it is famous both as an analysis of power politics and as a classic of political realism. From the opening speeches, Thucydides' Athenians emerge as a new and frightening source of power, motivated by self-interest and oblivious to the rules and shared values under which the Greeks had operated for centuries. Gregory Crane demonstrates how Thucydides' history brilliantly analyzes both the power and the dramatic weaknesses of realist thought.
The tragedy of Thucydides' history emerges from the ultimate failure of the Athenian project. The new morality of the imperialists proved as conflicted as the old; history shows that their values were unstable and self-destructive. Thucydides' history ends with the recounting of an intellectual stalemate that, a century later, motivated Plato's greatest work.
Thucydides and the Ancient Simplicityincludes a thought-provoking discussion questioning currently held ideas of political realism and its limits. Crane's sophisticated claim for the continuing usefulness of the political examples of the classical past will appeal to anyone interested in the conflict between the exercise of political power and the preservation of human freedom and dignity.
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Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(20)
1. Sherman at Melos: Realpolitik Ancient and Modern 21(15)
2. Truest Causes and Thucydidean Realisms 36(36)
The Realisms of Thucydides 38(23)
Thucydides and Political Realism 61(11)
3. Representations of Power before and after Thucydides 72(21)
Inscribing the Limits of Authority: The Hegemony of Herodotus's Spartans 76(9)
Xenophon's Self-Fashioning Spartans 85(8)
4. Power, Prestige, and the Corcyraean Affair 93(32)
The Anger of Corinth 97(8)
The Speeches of the Corcyraeans and Corinthians 105(20)
5. Archaeology I: The Analytical Program of the History 125(23)
Views on Human Development 127(1)
The Original Humanity and the Heroic Past 127(7)
The Original Humanity and the Forces of Production 134(4)
The Polis as the Basic Social Unit 138(3)
The Constituent Ties of Society: Aidos and Dike 141(7)
6. Archaeology II: From Wealth to Capital The Changing Politics of Accumulation 148(24)
Wealth in the Archaic Period: Symbolic Rather Than Financial Capital 152(9)
Thucydides and "Symbolic Capital" 161(3)
Thucydides and Capital 164(8)
7. The Rule of the Strong and the Limits of Friendship 172(24)
Mytilene 176(11)
Spartan Traditionalism 187(9)
8. Archidamos and Sthenelaidas: The Dilemma of Spartan Authority 196(41)
Archidamos 199(13)
Sthenelaidas 212(9)
Archidamos's Vision and Spartan Practice 221(16)
9. The Melian Dialogue: From Herodotus's Freedom Fighters to Thucydides' Imperialists 237(21)
Herodotus' Athenians and the Politics of Heroism 241(5)
Thucydides and the Grandchildren of Salamis 246(12)
10. Athenian Theses: Realism as the Modern Simplicity 258(36)
The Athenians at Sparta: Old Victories, New Lessons "More Just" Rather Than "Just": Justice as a 264(10)
Zero-Sum Game 274(11)
Problems in the Data: Euphemos at Kamarina and the Melian Dialogue 285(9)
11. Conclusion: Thucydidean Realism and the Price of Objectivity 294(33)
Essentialism, History, and Ideology in Thucydides 295(8)
The City and Man 303(9)
The Funeral Oration and the Price of Objectivity 312(15)
Bibliography 327(16)
Index 343
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(20)
1. Sherman at Melos: Realpolitik Ancient and Modern 21(15)
2. Truest Causes and Thucydidean Realisms 36(36)
The Realisms of Thucydides 38(23)
Thucydides and Political Realism 61(11)
3. Representations of Power before and after Thucydides 72(21)
Inscribing the Limits of Authority: The Hegemony of Herodotus's Spartans 76(9)
Xenophon's Self-Fashioning Spartans 85(8)
4. Power, Prestige, and the Corcyraean Affair 93(32)
The Anger of Corinth 97(8)
The Speeches of the Corcyraeans and Corinthians 105(20)
5. Archaeology I: The Analytical Program of the History 125(23)
Views on Human Development 127(1)
The Original Humanity and the Heroic Past 127(7)
The Original Humanity and the Forces of Production 134(4)
The Polis as the Basic Social Unit 138(3)
The Constituent Ties of Society: Aidos and Dike 141(7)
6. Archaeology II: From Wealth to Capital The Changing Politics of Accumulation 148(24)
Wealth in the Archaic Period: Symbolic Rather Than Financial Capital 152(9)
Thucydides and "Symbolic Capital" 161(3)
Thucydides and Capital 164(8)
7. The Rule of the Strong and the Limits of Friendship 172(24)
Mytilene 176(11)
Spartan Traditionalism 187(9)
8. Archidamos and Sthenelaidas: The Dilemma of Spartan Authority 196(41)
Archidamos 199(13)
Sthenelaidas 212(9)
Archidamos's Vision and Spartan Practice 221(16)
9. The Melian Dialogue: From Herodotus's Freedom Fighters to Thucydides' Imperialists 237(21)
Herodotus' Athenians and the Politics of Heroism 241(5)
Thucydides and the Grandchildren of Salamis 246(12)
10. Athenian Theses: Realism as the Modern Simplicity 258(36)
The Athenians at Sparta: Old Victories, New Lessons "More Just" Rather Than "Just": Justice as a 264(10)
Zero-Sum Game 274(11)
Problems in the Data: Euphemos at Kamarina and the Melian Dialogue 285(9)
11. Conclusion: Thucydidean Realism and the Price of Objectivity 294(33)
Essentialism, History, and Ideology in Thucydides 295(8)
The City and Man 303(9)
The Funeral Oration and the Price of Objectivity 312(15)
Bibliography 327(16)
Index 343
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