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The Half-Way Pacifist: Thomas Jefferson's View of War

The Half-Way Pacifist: Thomas Jefferson's View of War

Stuart, Reginald C.

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Civil War Period (1850-1877)General Military HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1487573413
ISBN13: 9781487573416
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1978
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

By the middle of the eighteenth century war had come to be regarded as a limited instument of state policy and one that should be controlled in the interests of social justice and human progress. Thomas Jefferson's attitude towards war emerged from this Enlightenment tradition and evolved in response to the issues he faced during his career. Drawing on comments scattered through his letters and other writings and an interpretation of the policies he actually pursued, this book traces the development of Jefferson's view of war, from the time of his participation in the Continental Congress, through his years as negotiator and diplomat in Paris following the peace with Britain and independence, his terms as secretary of state, vice-president, and president during an era of European war and near war that threatened United States interests, and his years of retirement when the United States engaged in war and promulgated the Monroe Doctrine.

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