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David Armitage is a British historian of intellectual, Atlantic, global, and international history. He has written about the history of political ideas, international law, and civil war, and his work connects national histories with wider transnational contexts. His book Civil Wars: A History in Ideas, published in 2017, traces how writers and political thinkers have defined civil war from antiquity to the modern period. It is relevant to readers of political and global history.
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Who is David Armitage?
David Armitage is a British historian of intellectual, Atlantic, global, and international history. His work links political ideas and legal concepts to the wider histories in which they developed.
What is Civil Wars: A History in Ideas about?
Civil Wars: A History in Ideas examines how people have defined and debated civil war across different historical periods. It focuses on the political and legal meaning of the term rather than narrating only one country's conflict.
Does David Armitage write only about British history?
No. His work often moves across Britain, Europe, the Atlantic world, and international political thought. That transnational approach is central to his studies of empire, civil war, and international law.
How does Armitage connect intellectual history with international history?
He studies political concepts as forces that shape institutions, diplomacy, and conflict. A term such as civil war can therefore be examined through both political theory and the international rules surrounding armed conflict.
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