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Donald Kagan

Donald Kagan

Naissance May 1, 1932 · Décès ,

Originaire de Kuršėnai, Šiauliai District Municipality, Lithuania · Nationalité : United States · Écrit des essais et documents

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Donald Kagan est un historien et spécialiste de l'Antiquité américain, professeur à l'université Yale, où il se consacre à la Grèce antique. Il est notamment connu pour son histoire en quatre volumes de la guerre du Péloponnèse. Il a précédemment enseigné au département d'histoire de l'université Cornell. Aujourd'hui, Kagan est considéré comme l'un des principaux spécialistes américains de l'histoire grecque.

Citations

  • “In my judgment, the best history is one that tells a story and combines it with analysis. The natural way for an historian to analyze things includes answering with a tale.”
    Interview by Bruce Cole, "Donald Kagan: Interview", Historians in the News JuneEn anglais
  • “The peace does not keep itself, and though it may be intellectually unfashionable to say so, the world needs a policeman.”
    Interview by Bruce Fellman, "Lion in Winter", Yale Alumni Magazine April 2002En anglais
  • “The development of hoplite warfare took place in this context of novel agrarianism, which promoted a particular type of moral excellence.”
    Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece, Chapter 1En anglais

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Les livres de Donald Kagan dans l'ordre

Les livres de Donald Kagan dans l'ordre de parution, de Sources in Greek Political Thought (1965) à Thucydides (2009).

  1. 1Sources in Greek Political ThoughtSources in Greek Political Thought1965
  2. 2The Great DialogueThe Great Dialogue1965
  3. 3Problems in Ancient HistoryProblems in Ancient History1966
  4. 4The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian WarThe Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War1969
  5. 5The Archidamian WarThe Archidamian War1974
  6. 6The End of the Roman EmpireThe End of the Roman Empire1978
  7. 7The Western HeritageThe Western Heritage1979
  8. 8The Fall of the Athenian EmpireThe Fall of the Athenian Empire1987
  9. 9Pericles of Athens and the Birth of DemocracyPericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy1990
  10. 10The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. The Archidamian War, The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. The Archidamian War, the Peace of Nicias & the Sicilian Expedition, & the Fall of the Athenian Empire1991
  11. 11The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian ExpeditionThe Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition1991
  12. 12On the Origins of WarOn the Origins of War1994
  13. 13On the Origins of War and the Preservation of PeaceOn the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace1995
  14. 14Western Heritage, The, Vol. I (to 1715; Chpts. 1-15)Western Heritage, The, Vol. I (to 1715; Chpts. 1-15)1997
  15. 15Western Heritage, TheWestern Heritage, The1998
  16. 16The Western Heritage, Volume IThe Western Heritage, Volume I2000
  17. 17The Western Heritage, Volume IIThe Western Heritage, Volume II2000
  18. 18The Peloponnesian WarThe Peloponnesian War2003
  19. 19The Western Heritage, Vol. 1The Western Heritage, Vol. 12003
  20. 20The Western Heritage Since 1300 - Teacher's AP EditionThe Western Heritage Since 1300 - Teacher's AP Edition2007
  21. 21Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 1Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 12008
  22. 22Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume IIHeritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume II2008
  23. 23ThucydidesThucydides2009

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