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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454269703321

Autore

Gariup Monica

Titolo

European security culture : language, theory, policy / / Monica Gariup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-13933-X

1-317-13932-1

1-315-58100-0

1-281-96907-9

9786611969073

0-7546-9560-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

327.116094

355/.03304

Soggetti

National security - European Union countries

Rhetoric - Political aspects - European Union countries

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign relations

European Union countries Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART I The Grammar of Security: Cultural Assumptions, Preferences, and Policies; 2 The Framework of Analysis: Security, Grand Strategy, and Culture; 3 Is Talk Really Cheap? Language as an Interface between Culture and Behavior; 4 Analyzing Security Discourses and Practices: A Typology; PART II The Discourse and Practice of the ESDP: Between Auto-Communication and Power Projection

5 Contextualizing the Discourse on the European Security and Defence Policy or the Elements of the Activity-Performativity-Connectivity Dynamics6 "A Secure Europe in a Better World": Syntax and Semantics of the ESDP; 7 Grand Strategy in Practice: Testing Coherence between Discourse and Action; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level and the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450785103321

Titolo

Greek and Roman slavery / / Thomas Wiedemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 1981

ISBN

1-134-97087-0

1-280-05765-3

0-203-35899-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

Altri autori (Persone)

WiedemannThomas E. J

Disciplina

306.3620938

306/.362/0938

Soggetti

Slavery - Greece - History

Slavery - Rome - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published: London : Croom Helm, 1981.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 'ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE EITHER FREE OR SLAVE':; 2 DEBT-BONDAGE AND SERFDOM; 3 MANUMISSION; 4 MORAL INFERIORS; 5 STATUS SYMBOL OR ECONOMIC INVESTMENT?; 6 SOURCES OF SLAVES; 7 DOMESTIC SLAVES AND RURAL SLAVES; 8 SLAVES OWNED BY THE STATE; 9 THE TREATMENT OF SLAVES; 10 RESISTANCE; 11 REBELLION; 12 THE TRUE FREEDOM OF THE SPIRIT; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In addition, a thorough bibliography for each chapter, as well as an extensive index, make this a valuable source for



scholars and students.