HIST160 - STRATEGY,POLICY & WAR

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST160 - STRATEGY,POLICY & WAR
Term
2015C
Syllabus
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
001
Section ID
HIST160001
Meeting times
TR 1200PM-0130PM
Meeting location
COLLEGE HALL 200
Instructors
WALDRON, ARTHUR
Description
Analysis of the political use of force, both in theory and in practice, through analytical readings and study of selected wars. Readings include Sun Zi, Kautilya, Machiavelli, Clauseqitz and other strategists. Case studies vary but may include the Peloponnesian War, the Mongol conquests, the Crusades, the Crimean War, Russo-Japanese War, World War II, Korea, or the Falklands, among others, with focus on initiation, strategic alternatives, decision and termination. Some discussion of the law of war and international attempts to limit it.
Course number only
160
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations