Clausewitz and the State:
The Man, His Theories, and His Times
Peter Paret

With a new preface by the author

Paper | 2007 | $25.95 / £14.95
498 pp. | 6 x 9 | 5 halftones.

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Originally published in 1976, Clausewitz and the State presents a comprehensive analysis of one of the significant thinkers of modern Europe. Peter Paret combines social and military history and psychological interpretation with a study of Clausewitz's military theories and of his unduly neglected historical and political writing.

This timely new edition includes a preface which allows Paret to recount the past thirty years of discussion on Clausewitz and respond to critics. A companion volume to Clausewitz's On War, this book is indispensable to anyone interested in Clausewitz and his theories, and their proper historical context.

Peter Paret is Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies of the Institute for Advanced Study. He is the author of many books and coeditor of Clausewitz's On War (Princeton).

Reviews:

Praise for the original edition: "A rich, precise biography . . . that definitely fills a gap in the literature."--Raymond Aron, Annales

Praise for the original edition: "A major scholarly achievement."--T.C.W. Blanning, English Historical Review

This book has been translated into:

• Japanese

Other Princeton books by Peter Paret:

• Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age.
• On War.
• Understanding War: Essays on Clausewitz and the History of Military Power.

Subject Areas:

• European History
• Political Science and International Relations

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