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Voltaire on War and Peace
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Voltaire on War and Peace
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cover | 1 | |
| Half Title | 2 | |
| Title Page | 4 | |
| Copyright Page | 5 | |
| Dedication | 6 | |
| Contents | 8 | |
| INTRODUCTION | 10 | |
| I. VOLTAIRE AND THE WARS OF HIS TIME | 12 | |
| A. First third of the century | 12 | |
| B. The war of the Austrian succession | 22 | |
| C. The Seven years’ war | 29 | |
| D. Catherine and the Turks | 47 | |
| E. The war of American independence | 51 | |
| II. IDEAS ON WAR AND PEACE | 56 | |
| A. War: necessary evil | 57 | |
| B. War and theft | 63 | |
| C. War: an organized venture | 69 | |
| D. Article: ‘War’ | 71 | |
| E. War and l'infâme | 77 | |
| F. War and mankind | 85 | |
| G. War and law | 90 | |
| H. War and peace | 93 | |
| I. War and anti-war projects | 94 | |
| III. THE ART OF WAR | 100 | |
| IV. THE SOLDIER, THE HERO AND THE GREAT MAN | 122 | |
| A. The soldier | 122 | |
| B. The hero and the great man | 136 | |
| V. WAR IN POETRY AND PROSE | 146 | |
| VI. VOLTAIRE AND THE PACIFIST CURRENT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 166 | |
| CONCLUSION | 190 | |
| SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | 200 |