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Strategy in the Contemporary World - An Introduction to Strategic Studies
Covers both enduring and historical issues and the contemporary issues that appear in today`s headlines
Boxed debate features encourage students to develop critical thinking skills and to consider alternative perspectives
New to this Edition:
Significantly updated, the fifth edition features a new chapter on Geopolitics and Grand Strategy, looking at the modern concept of geopolitics and its significance
A new chapter by Professor Beatrice Heuser, on the History of the Practice of Strategy, takes the reader from the wars of Ancient Greece to Napoleon
A new chapter on Strategy and Defence Planning considers the relationship between strategy and operational issues, and one on the Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare explores the theory-practice relationship via four case studies
A new learning feature in every chapter explores key controversies and presents opposing arguments, helping students to build critical thinking skills
Strategy in the Contemporary World brings together world leading experts to provide a comprehensive introduction to the role of military power in today`s world.
The definitive textbook on the subject, the fifth edition explores both the enduring and historical issues which have shaped the study of strategy and the contemporary issues that dominate today`s headlines.
The new edition has been substantially updated to reflect the changing structure of global politics and rapid technological developments, with the inclusion of four brand new chapters: History of the Practice of Strategy, Geopolitics and Grand Strategy, Strategy and Defence Planning, and Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare.
The team of leading contributors expose readers to a diversity of perspectives and voices, and in each chapter a debate box is employed to explore the opposing arguments around key controversies.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Strategy in the Contemporary World: Strategy after 9/11
Part I: Enduring Issues of Strategy
1: The History of the Practice of Strategy from Antiquity to Napoleon
2: The Evolution of Modern Warfare
3: Strategic Theory
4: The Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace
5: Strategic Culture
6: Law, Politics, and the Use of Force
7: Technology and Warfare
8: Intelligence and Strategy
9: Strategy and Defence Planning
Part II: Contemporary Problems
10: Irregular Warfare: Terrorism and Insurgency
11: The Second Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century
12: The Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction
13: Conventional Power and Contemporary Warfare
14: Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare
15: Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations
16: The Rise of Cyberpower
17: Geopolitics and Grand Strategy
Part III: The Future of Strategy
18: Strategic Studies and its Critics
19: A New Agenda for Security and Strategy?
20: The Practice of Strategy
21: Does Strategic Studies Have a Future?
Bibliography
Author Information
Edited by John Baylis, Emeritus Professor and formerly Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University., James J. Wirtz, Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California., and Colin S. Gray, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading.
John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University. Prior to that he had been Professor of International Politics and Dean of Social Sciences at Aberystwyth University. His books include Anglo-American Defence Relations 1939-1984 (Macmillan, 1984); Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World, with Robert O`Neill (OUP, 2000); The Makers of Nuclear Strategy, with John Garnett (Pinter,1991); The Globalization of World Politics, with Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (5th Edition, OUP, 2014); An Introduction to Global Politics, with Steven Lamy, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (2nd. Edition, OUP, 2013); and The British Nuclear Experience: The Role of Beliefs, Culture and Identity, with Kristan Stoddart (OUP, 2015). He has a BA, MSc (Econ), PhD and D.Litt., from Swansea and Aberystwyth Universities.
James J. Wirtz is the Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is the co-editor of Over The Horizon Proliferation Threats (Stanford University Press, 2012) and Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies 4th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2014). He received his BA and MA from the University of Delaware and his MPhil and PhD from Columbia University.
Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He had a Presidential Appointment for 5 years in the Reagan Administration and has long been an adviser to the US and British governments. His professional concerns and writings span most domains of strategy. His 28 books include Modern Strategy (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999); Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare (London: Phoenix, 2006); The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice (Oxford, Oxford University Press 2010); War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History, 2nd edn. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2011); and Airpower for Strategic Effect (Maxwell AFB: Air University Press, 2012). He completed his Bridge trilogy with Perspectives on Strategy, (2013) and Strategy and Defence Planning (2014). Currently he is working primarily on Special Operations for SOCOM (Special Operations Command).
Contributors:
John Baylis, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Stephen Biddle, The George Washington University, USA
Eliot A. Cohen, Johns Hopkins University`s School of Advanced International Studies, USA
John Ferris, University of Calgary, Canada
Sir Lawrence Freedman, King`s College London, United Kingdom
John Garnett, University of Wales, United Kingdom
Roger Z. George, Occidental College, USA
Colin S. Gray, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Sheena Chestnut Greitens, University of Missouri, USA
Beatrice Heuser, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Darryl Howlett, Southampton University, United Kingdom
Jeannie L. Johnson, Utah State University, USA
James D. Kiras, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, USA
Jeffrey S. Lantis, College of Wooster, USA
Thomas G. Mahnken, US Naval War College, USA
Justin Morris, University of Hull, United Kingdom
Stefanie Ortmann, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Columba Peoples, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Michael Sheehan, Swansea University, United Kingdom
John B. Sheldon, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, USA
C. Dale Walton, Lindenwood University, USA
Nick Whittaker, Sussex University, United Kingdom
James J. Wirtz, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Kiadó: Oxford University Press
Szerkesztő: Baylis, John, Wirtz, James, J., Gray, Colin S.
Kategória: Szociológia, Politika, Történelem
Szerkesztő: Baylis, John, Wirtz, James, J., Gray, Colin S.
Kategória: Szociológia, Politika, Történelem