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The metamorphosis of war /
In the last few decades the practice, purpose and the very language of warfare have been radically transformed. This volume mobilizes the resources of a range of disciplines across the social sciences and humanities in combination with the insights of military practitioners to understand the metamor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Rodopi,
2012.
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| Colección: | At the interface/probing the boundaries ;
v. 80. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Transformations of War; Part I New Concepts of War and Terror; Fighting for Peace: From the Social War to Armed Democracy; Foucault and the Continuation of War; Why There is No Such Thing as Political Terrorism; Part II Confronting the New Wars: Law, Security and Diplomacy; The Legality of Targeted Killing as an Instrument of War: The Case of the US Targeting of Qaed SalimSinan al-Harethi; Insecurity by Impreciseness: Towards a Specific Concept of Security.
- Towards an Enhanced Understanding of Diplomacy as the Business of PeacePart III New Wars, History and Cultural Change; The Changing Ottoman Perception of War: From the Foundation of the Empire to Its Disintegration; Youth and Peace: Alternative Voices in Lebanon; The Correspondent's Experience of War; Part IV Waging the New Wars; 'Like a Phoenix from the Ashes': The IRA as a Multi-Generational Movement and its Relevancefor the War on Terror; Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright; From Manifest Degradation to Latent Anticipation: Military Boredom in the First World War and Afghanistan.