1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457825103321

Autore

Murray Williamson

Titolo

War, strategy, and military effectiveness / / Williamson Murray [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-22052-1

1-139-12471-4

1-283-29616-0

1-139-12321-1

9786613296160

1-139-11746-7

1-139-12812-4

1-139-11310-0

0-511-99625-X

1-139-11529-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

Military art and science - History

War

Strategy

Military policy

Military readiness

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. History and the future -- 2. Thucydides and Clausewitz -- 3. Clausewitz out, computers in: military culture and technological hubris -- 4. Changing the principles of war? -- 5. Military culture does matter -- 6. History and strategic planning -- 7. Thoughts on red teaming -- 8. The distant framework of war -- 9. The problem of German military effectiveness, 1900-1945 -- 10. Reflections on the combined bomber offensive -- 11. The air war in the Gulf -- 12. Thoughts on British intellgence in World War II and the implications for intelligence in the



Twenty-first century -- 13. The meaning of World War II.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of articles represents Professor Williamson Murray's efforts to elucidate the role that history should play in thinking about both the present and the future. They reflect three disparate themes in Professor Murray's work: his deep fascination with history and those who have acted in the past; his fascination with the similarities in human behavior between the past and the present; and his belief that the study of military and strategic history can be of real use to those who will confront the daunting problems of war and peace in the twenty-first century. The first group of essays addresses the relevance of history to an understanding of the present and to an understanding of the possibilities of the future. The second addresses the possible direct uses of history to think through the problems involved in the creation of effective military institutions. The final group represents historical case studies that serve to illuminate the present.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910572187503321

Autore

Belingardi Chiara Franca Maria

Titolo

Comunanze urbane : Autogestione e cura dei luoghi / / Chiara Franca Maria Belingardi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Florence : , : Firenze University Press, , 2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Premio Tesi di Dottorato

Disciplina

307.3

Soggetti

Urban cores

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

The volume explores the category of urban spaces that are self-managed by the inhabitants and can be recognized as common goods: urban communities. These are defined as third spaces (neither public nor private) and recognized on the basis of seven characteristics. Furthermore, some proposals are made on how planning can



adequately treat these places, through the comparison with some municipal policies and on the basis of the self-determination of experiences in order to build a city really in the hands of its inhabitants. In fact, urban communities can be seen as a strategic place for testing new relationships between citizens and between them and institutions.