The “Greatness” of the Great War: Commemoration and the Politics of Soldier Dead

A wise philosopher once said that “wars do not make one great”. Yet the idea of war as a test of power remains a strong disciplinary norm within international relations. Disciplinary history is temporalized, with key eras defined as significant, as in the key division of the study of international p...

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Published in:The Australian journal of politics and history 2017-09, Vol.63 (3), p.345-356
Main Author: Auchter, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commemoration
International relations
Interwar period
Politics
Post Cold War period
Post World War II period
Power
War
World War I
World War II
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Summary:A wise philosopher once said that “wars do not make one great”. Yet the idea of war as a test of power remains a strong disciplinary norm within international relations. Disciplinary history is temporalized, with key eras defined as significant, as in the key division of the study of international politics into eras (the interwar period, the post‐Second World War international order, the post‐Cold War era), and wars demarcate these eras and act as defining moments in international politics. As we now reflect on the centenary of the First World War, it bears reflecting on the position this particular war occupies within the study of international politics.
ISSN:0004-9522
1467-8497
DOI:10.1111/ajph.12401