Author : William Elliott Butler
Release : 2022-01-06
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 615/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Grotius on War and Peace in English Translation by : William Elliott Butler
Download or read book Grotius on War and Peace in English Translation written by William Elliott Butler. This book was released on 2022-01-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seven principal English-language versions of Grotius's classic work On the Law of War and Peace (1625) were published between 1654 and 1928. Either by design or serendipity, each of these appeared on the eve of, during, or immediately after a major international conflict. All major achievements in their time, they expressed an overriding conviction that Grotian insights would enlighten present-day readers and help to lessen the incidence and horrors of armed conflict. Drawing upon archival sources never used previously, this study considers the history of these translations and their different approaches to Grotius's complicated text. viii, 162, [8] pp.