1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008920910403321

Titolo

Bollettini della R. Stazione Sperimentale di Agrumicoltura e Frutticoltura in Acireale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Acireale, : [s.n.]

ISSN

1721-2030

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910524677103321

Autore

Deriglazova L. V (Larisa Valerʹevna)

Titolo

Great Powers, Small Wars : Asymmetric Conflict since 1945 / / Larisa Deriglazova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4214-1412-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 384 pages) :) : illustrat

Disciplina

355.4/2

Soggetti

Iraq War, 2003-2011

Great powers - History, Military - 21st century

Great powers - History, Military - 20th century

Asymmetric warfare - History - 21st century

Asymmetric warfare - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Colonies History, Military 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns -- Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept --



Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts -- The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies -- The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model.

Sommario/riassunto

In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. Great Powers, Small Wars employs several large databases to identify basic characteristics and variables of wars between enemies of disproportionate power. Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy.