Spectator-sport war : the West and contemporary conflict /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McInnes, Colin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002.
Colección:Making sense of global security.
Temas:
2000-2099
War.
World politics > 21st century.
Armed Conflicts
Guerre.
Politique mondiale > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
World politics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Title
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1-Introduction
  • Note
  • 2-Modern War and Total War
  • The Idea of Total War
  • Escalation
  • Table 2.1 Casualty Figures for U.S. Infantry Divisions in Northwestern Europe During World War II
  • Participation
  • Conclusion
  • 3-The Obsolescence of Major War
  • The Costs of War
  • The Democratic Peace
  • Interdependence and Globalization
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 4-The Transformation of War
  • New Wars
  • From Escalation to Localization
  • Figure 4.3 The Five-Ring System
  • From Participation to Spectatordom.
  • Conclusion: The West's New Way in Warfare
  • Notes
  • 5-Airpower and the Use of Force
  • Land and Sea Power
  • The Attraction of Airpower
  • The Limits of Airpower
  • The Uses of Airpower: Brute Force and Coercion
  • Airpower Alone?
  • Strategic Versus Theater Strikes
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 6-The Revolution in Military Affairs
  • Technology and the "System of Systems"
  • The Impact of the RMA
  • Table 6.1 The RMA: A Spectrum of Possibilities
  • Conclusion: Catching the IT Bug?
  • Notes
  • 7-Spectator-sport Warfare
  • Spectator-Sport War and the Use of Force
  • The Media and War.
  • Spectators, Sport, and War
  • Notes
  • Appendix
  • The Incidence of War: Explaining the Data
  • Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book.

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