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Autore |
Black Jeremy |
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War and the new disorder in the 21st century / / Jeremy Black |
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New York, New York ; ; London, England : , : Continuum, , 2004 |
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©2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20731-1 |
9786613207319 |
1-4411-7960-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - History |
Military art and science - Forecasting |
War and society |
War - Forecasting |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 The Nature of War; 2 The New Disorder: State Weakness; 3 The New Disorder: International Tensions; 4 Future Conflict; 5 Conclusions; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The second edition of Jeremy Black's War has been completely revised in the light of recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeremy Black's book prophetically explores the realities of war in a globalized world where growing prosperity can increase the likeliehood of conflict and American power is likely to be increasingly challenged. In his five new chapters Black conducts his argument in terms of New World Disorder, specifically the failure of Western models of globalisation to engage support. There is extensive discussion of military structures in the West, as they are `reconfigured` to take |
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