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Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the late 18th century major revolutions across the world have further challenged the idea of the state as a final arbiter of international order. This book discusses ten major thinkers who have questioned and re-shaped how we think about politics, violence and relations between states – Thucydides, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Clausewitz, Lenin and Mao, and Schmitt. Conflict, war and revolution have generally been seen in political thought as problems to be managed by stable domestic political communities. In different ways, all the paradigmatic thinkers here acknowledge them instead as inevitable dimensions of human experience, manifested through different ways of acting politically – while yet offering radically distinct answers about how they can be handled. This book dramatically broadens the canon of political thought by considering perspectives on the international system that challenge its historical inevitability and triumph. Drawing on history, theology, and law as well as philosophy, Paul Kelly introduces thinkers who challenge fundamentally the ways in which we should think about the nature and scope of political institutions and agents. He illuminates many troubling contemporary conflicts with a critical and historical perspective. This book is primarily intended for second year and upwards undergraduate students in general political theory and international theory, and advanced international relations students. Each chapter is also downloadable on its own for use in courses considering only some of the ten theorists covered. Written in an accessible way Conflict, War and Revolution will also interest advanced general readers with interests in the historical thought underpinnings of political ideas and today's international politics. Detailed reading advice is provided, and advice on how to access open access versions of the key thinkers writing.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- I Turning Points -- 1 The Destruction of a Government -- 2 The Making of an Opposition -- II The Labor Malaise -- 3 Fighting on Two Fronts -- 4 Shunning the Policy Challenge -- III The Crisis of the System -- 5 The Death of Reform -- 6 The Curse of Prosperity -- IV The Rudd Triumph -- 7 The Rudd-Gillard Pact -- 8 Rudd and the Unions: An Alliance of Convenience -- 9 Rudd's Triple Triumph -- V The Rudd Project -- 10 The Rudd Experiment: A Crisis in Governing -- 11 Rudd Finds His Mission -- 12 Blunder at the Borders -- 13 Labor's New Cause -- 14 The Quest for Control: From the Media to Yarralumla -- 15 Australian Settlement Nostalgia -- VI The Conservative Crisis -- 16 Turnbull: The Fatal Assault -- 17 Abbott: The Accidental Victory -- VII The Demise of Rudd -- 18 How Rudd Gifted Abbott -- 19 Climate Change Retreat -- 20 The Mining Tax: The Fatal Blow -- 21 The Demise of Rudd -- VIII Gillard in Office: Alive but Doomed -- 22 The Fatal Inheritance -- 23 The Tragedy of Minority Government -- 24 Signing the Death Warrant -- 25 Phoney Victory -- 26 The Collapse of Border Protection -- 27 Feminist Heroine -- 28 Chasing the Surplus -- 29 Far from Rooty Hill -- 30 Labor Traditionalists -- 31 The Gillard Demise -- IX The Demise of Labor -- 32 Rudd Succumbs to Abbott -- 33 The Australian Crisis -- Notes -- Index

My name is BOO GREGSON and I was born with Down's Syndrome, in the year 1940 when the war was at its worst, but naturally, it had little effect on me as there was nothing I could do to help the war effort in any way, but it doesn't make much difference to my life as I am very much loved by my brother Robert and his wife Laura, however, I cannot say the same for my father. He was disgusted when he saw me at birth and ran out of the house screaming and I understand now that he considered seriously that my mother should have had me aborted My mother was different and had she lived, she would have loved me too, but sadly she contracted cancer and died when I was just two. I am twenty-one now. My brother and I both feel that my mother really died of a broken heart due to the way my father treated her after I was born. My father left us in desperation after my birth and we never saw him ever again until he arrived one day to tell us to get out of the house. This narration is the s...

John Locke's Second Treatise of Government is one of the most influential texts in the history of political theory. It is a staple of undergraduate courses throughout the English-speaking world and continues to inspire and inform contemporary debates in political philosophy. As such, it is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Government': A Reader's Guide, Paul Kelly offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Locke's seminal work. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the late 18th century major revolutions across the world have further challenged the idea of the state as a final arbiter of international order. This book discusses ten major thinkers who have questioned and re-shaped how we think about politics, violence and relations between states – Thucydides, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Clausewitz, Lenin and Mao, and Schmitt. Conflict, war and revolution have generally been seen in political thought as problems to be managed by stable domestic political communities. In different ways, all the paradigmatic thinkers here acknowledge them instead as inevitable dimensions of human experience, manifested through different ways of acting politically – while yet offering radically distinct answers about how they can be handled. This book dramatically broadens the canon of political thought by considering perspectives on the international system that challenge its historical inevitability and triumph. Drawing on history, theology, and law as well as philosophy, Paul Kelly introduces thinkers who challenge fundamentally the ways in which we should think about the nature and scope of political institutions and agents. He illuminates many troubling contemporary conflicts with a critical and historical perspective. This book is primarily intended for second year and upwards undergraduate students in general political theory and international theory, and advanced international relations students. Each chapter is also downloadable on its own for use in courses considering only some of the ten theorists covered. Written in an accessible way Conflict, War and Revolution will also interest advanced general readers with interests in the historical thought underpinnings of political ideas and today's international politics. Detailed reading advice is provided, and advice on how to access open access versions of the key thinkers writing.