Play it Again Pericles
Agents, Structures and the Peloponnesian War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6060591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Ned Lebow (0000-0002-1972-141X, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-258 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354066196002002004 |
| OpenAlex | W2100184532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 33 |
Thucydides' narrative contradicts his assertion that `the growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm this inspired in Lacedaemon, made war inevitable'. It indicates that Spartans went to war to maintain their honor and way of life. They grossly misjudged Athenian power and erroneously expected to fight a short victorious war. The Spartan `peace party' was equally convinced of the need to defend the internal order, but favored peace because of its more realistic appreciation of Athenian power. It also worried that war would undermine that order. The war, moreover, was not inevitable, but the result of a series of reinforcing miscalculations that allowed civil strife in a remote settlement to escalate into an all-out clash between the two hegemons and their allies. Realists have oversimplified Thucydides — and international relations theory — by accepting the argument of Book I at face value. A more careful reading of Thucydides' narrative reveals a more nuanced and layered explanation for hegemonic war. Such an interpretation is not only more accurate, but has important implications for contemporary theories of international relations. The conclusion elaborates these implications
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Political community and the North Atlantic area
The outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
A Historical Commentary on Thucydides, Vol. 5
On War
The origins of the Peloponnesian War
War and Change in World Politics
A Historical Commentary on Thucydides
Politics Among Nations
Thucydides Mythistoricus
History of Sparta
Megara
Learning in US and Soviet foreign policy
Neorealism and its critics
The System
Autopsy on an Empire
Hegemonic Rivalry
Thucydides
Ideas, Institutions, and the Gorbachev Foreign Policy Revolution
Thucydides and Neorealism
Political learning by doing
Learning and foreign policy
Ideas do not float freely
Understanding change in international politics
The long peace, the end of the cold war, and the failure of realism
The use and abuse of Thucydides in international relations
Multipolar Power Systems and International Stability
Spartan Policy and Strategy in the Archidamian War
Politics Among Nations
The Origins of the Peloponnesian War
The Dialectical Logic of Thucydides' Melian Dialogue
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |