Honor: A History
By: James Bowman
3.58
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The importance of honor is present in the earliest records of civilization. Today, while it may sti…
Want to Read $ 9.99"A great many grown-up and intelligent people believe, or pretend to believe, that by behaving in a friendly and accommodating way to our attackers, we will show them that they have nothing to fear from us and so defuse their wrath. The idea that such behavior would be taken by a ruthless and implacable enemy only as a sign of weakness is as foreign to them as the idea of honor itself."-James Bowman, Honor: A History
"A great many grown-up and intelligent people believe, or pretend to believe, that by behaving in a friendly and accommodating way to our attackers, we will show them that they have nothing to fear from us and so defuse their wrath. The idea that such behavior would be taken by a ruthless and implacable enemy only as a sign of weakness is as foreign to them as the idea of honor itself."-James Bowman, Honor: A History
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
2. Storm of Steel
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7. A History of Western Philosophy
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8. The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome
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10. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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"To some Germans and, no doubt, to most foreigners it appeared that a charlatan had come to power in Berlin. To the majority of Germans Hitler had — or would shortly assume — the aura of a truly chari…"-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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"Adolf Hitler is probably the last of the great adventurer-conquerors in the tradition of Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, and the Third Reich the last of the empires which set out on the path taken ea…"-William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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15. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization: The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath
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20. After Liberalism: Mass Democracy in the Managerial State.
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23. Honor: A History
By: James Bowman
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Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The importance of honor is present in the earliest records of civilization. Today, while it may sti… read more
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"Honor cultures probably rely too much on shame, but our modern alternative is an epidemic of shamelessness."-Tamler Sommers, Why Honor Matters
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