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Why International Relations theorists should stop reading Thucydides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2003

David A. Welch
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Abstract

Many regard Thucydides as the first genuine International Relations theorist and a writer of continuing, even timeless importance. His history of the Peloponnesian War is certainly a remarkable work that obviously has had an enormous influence on the development of the field. Its influence, however, is largely pernicious. This article explores why.

Type
Research Article
Information
Review of International Studies , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 301 - 319
Copyright
© 2003 British International Studies Association

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