The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production

Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production

Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. Narrated by George Pickering. 

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    Acknowledgments — The Myth of National Defense

    Acknowledgments for The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production.

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    Introduction — The Myth of National Defense

    Introduction to The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production.

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    Chapter 1. The Problem of Security; Historicity of the State and "European Realism"

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    Chapter 2. War, Peace, and the State

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    Chapter 3. Monarchy and War

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    Chapter 4. Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation or Monopoly?

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    Chapter 5, Part 1. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?

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    Chapter 5, Part 2. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?

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Need the state to provide national defense? Think again, and get ready for a wild intellectual ride. With eleven chapters by top libertarian scholars on all aspects of defense, this book edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe represents an ambitious attempt to extend the idea of free enterprise to the provision of security services. Narrated by George Pickering. 

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