Conflict After the Cold War: Arguments on Causes of War and Peace - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0205851754 ISBN 13: 9780205851751

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2012

Riassunto

 Edited by one of the most renowned scholars in the field, Richard Betts' Conflict After the Cold War assembles classic and contemporary readings on enduring problems of international security.

Offering broad historical and philosophical breadth, the carefully chosen and excerpted selections in this popular reader help students engage key debates over the future of war and the new forms that violent conflict will take. Conflict After the Cold War encourages closer scrutiny of the political, economic, social, and military factors that drive war and peace.

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Recensione:

Conflict After the Cold War is a classic and first-rate reader that addresses enduring problems of international security and admirably represents a variety of theoretical orientations without overreliance on contemporary squabbles. By including classical and current readings, it helps students understand the important ideas, not just the names, behind theories of war and peace. Christopher Marcoux, College of William and Mary

L'autore:

Richard K. Betts is the Arnold Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies in the Department of Political Science, the director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies, and the director of the International Security Policy Program in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow for National Security Studies on the Council of Foreign Relations, acommissioner to the National Commission on Terrorism, and former staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His research interests include national security, military strategy, and international conflict, and he has published numerous articles on foreign policy, military strategy, intelligence operations, conventional forces, nuclear weapons, arms trade, collective security, strategic issues in Asia, and other subjects.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0205851754
• ISBN 13: 9780205851751
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 686
• Redattore: Betts Richard K.