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Original paper

Francis Bacon on Imperial and Colonial Warfare

Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 196 - 218
Published: Jan 1, 2021
Abstract
This article offers a textual and historical reconstruction of Francis Bacon's thought on imperial and colonial warfare. Bacon holds that conquest, acquisition of peoples and territory through force, followed by subjugation, confers a legal right and title. Imperial expansion is justified both by arguments concerning the interstate balance of power and by arguments related to internal order and stability. On Bacon's view, a successful state must...
Paper Details
Title
Francis Bacon on Imperial and Colonial Warfare
Published Date
Jan 1, 2021
Volume
83
Issue
2
Pages
196 - 218
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