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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787059703321

Titolo

Defence management in uncertain times / / editors, Teri McConville and Richard Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-34743-7

0-7146-8414-7

0-203-04592-0

1-136-34736-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Cranfield Defence Management Series ; ; Number 3

Altri autori (Persone)

McConvilleTeri <1954->

HolmesRichard

Disciplina

355.3/0941/0905

Soggetti

Military art and science - Great Britain

World politics - 21st century

Great Britain Armed Forces Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; The Authors; Introduction; 1. The Quest for Certainty;  Coping with Uncertainty; 2. Reflections on 11 September 2001; 3. The War on Terrorism: A New Classic in Groupthink; 4. Jointery: Military Integration; 5. Professional Armed Forces: Concepts and Practices; 6. The Changing Macro-Environment (1997-2001): The Implications for the Recruitment of Graduates into the British Armed Forces; 7. Postmodernism to Structure: An Upstream Journey for the Military Recruit

8. AFOPS, Work-Life Balance and the Problems of Recruitment and Retention9. Recruiting and Retaining the British Army Officer of the Future; 10. Infantrywomen - An Ethical Dilemma; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the impact of the attacks on New York and Washington in 2001, to the problems of military uncertainty and the role of women in combat, this collection of essays explores the changing face of militarism from the perspective of defence management experts.