1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007887240403321

Autore

Bagshaw, Clive Richard

Titolo

Muscle contraction / Clive R. Bagshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht [etc.] : Kluver Academic Publishers, c1993

ISBN

0-412-40370-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

596.01852

Locazione

MA1

Collocazione

MAI-92-021

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910156233703321

Autore

Centeno Miguel Angel <1957->

Titolo

War & society [[electronic resource] /] / Miguel A. Centeno, Elaine Enriquez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5095-0822-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages)

Collana

Political Sociology Series

Classificazione

POL034000

Disciplina

303.6/6

Soggetti

War and society

War - Causes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature of War Violence



and Aggression War as Organized Violence A Paradox of War: Organization and Anarchy War as a Human Construct The Causes of War Explaining War Chapter 2: War of the Warrior The Horror of Battle Brutality Making Warriors Military Values Duty and Discipline Chapter 3: War of Armies Origins of Battle The Phalanx, the Fleet, and the Legion The Return of the Horse Military Revolution: Gunpowder The Birth of Total War: Napoleon's Revolution and the American Civil War A Century of War Explaining the Progress of War Chapter 4: War of Societies Conquest Genocide Strategic Bombing Nuclear Armageddon Chapter 5: How Wars Build Wars and Big Outcomes Militaries and the Individual Chapter 6: War and Society in the Twenty-First century The End of Empires The Limits of Firepower: Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq Who Will Serve? The Changing Demographics of the Military Conclusion References.

Sommario/riassunto

"War is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions. War and Society addresses these paradoxes while providing a sociological exploration of this enigmatic phenomenon which has played a central role in human history, wielded an incredible power over human lives, and commanded intellectual questioning for countless generations. The authors offer an analytical account of the origins of war, its historical development, and its consequences for individuals and societies, adopting a comparative approach throughout. It ends with an appraisal of the contemporary role of war, looking to the future of warfare and the fundamental changes in the nature of violent conflict which we are starting to witness.This short, readable and engaging book will be an ideal reading for upper-level students of political sociology, military sociology, and related subjects."--EBSCOhost website.