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The enemy with a thousand faces : the tradition of the other in western political thought and history
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The enemy with a thousand faces : the tradition of the other in western political thought and history

Author: Vilho Harle
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This work examines the Western tradition of viewing political conflicts as struggles between good and evil. It traces the roots of this concept in religons such as Zoroastrianism, Christianity,  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Vilho Harle
ISBN: 0275961419 9780275961411
OCLC Number: 41628210
Description: ix, 218 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Toward a Framework of Analysis --
The Enemy in the Ancient World --
The Enemy in the Long Middle Ages --
The Enemy in U.S. (Foreign) Political Culture --
The Enemy in Russian (Soviet) Political Culture --
Carl Schmitt, the Enemy, and the European Union --
Identity Politics on Borderlands: The Cases of Finland, Karelia, and Lapland --
Overcoming the Enemy.
Responsibility: Vilho Harle.

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