The City Among Cities by Stephen P. Sims - 9798855804454

The City Among CitiesAristotle on War and Peace\nAuthor(s): Stephen P. Sims\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9798855804454, 979-8855804454\nSynopsis\nAn original interpretation of Aristotle's political thought focusing on war and peace.\n\nWith the postCold War international order under stress, Stephen P. Sims reconsiders the relationship between war, peace, and politics by returning to the thought of Aristotle. The City Among Cities offers new ways of thinking about Aristotle, connecting his themes of inequalitysuch as slavery or aristocracyto his observations on war and hegemonic politics. By contrasting Aristotle's approach with the foundational theories of international relations, Sims argues that hierarchy and coercion are permanent features of political life that democratic nations ignore at their own peril.