War and the Engineers : The Primacy of Politics over Technology /

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Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over defenders. Offense-defense theory is perhaps best known fr...

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Autor principal: Lieber, Keir A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Security, International.
Military weapons.
Military art and science > Technological innovations.
Military art and science > Political aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
Art et science militaires > Innovations > Histoire > 19e siecle > Études de cas.
Art et science militaires > Innovations > Histoire > 20e siecle > Études de cas.
Armes de guerre > Histoire > 19e siecle > Études de cas.
Armes de guerre > Histoire > 20e siecle > Études de cas.
Art et science militaires > Aspect politique > Études de cas.
Security Studies.
Military History.
Security, International > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Security, International > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Military weapons > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Military weapons > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Military art and science > Political aspects > Case studies.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Offense, Defense, and the Prospects for Peace
  • 1. The Offense-Defense Balance
  • 2. The Railroad Revolution
  • 3. The Small Arms and Artillery Revolution
  • 4. The Armored Revolution
  • 5. The Nuclear Revolution
  • Conclusion: Technology and the Primacy of Politics
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index

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