Strategy in the contemporary world an introduction to strategic studies - Baylis, John 1946-.; Wirtz, James J.; Gray, Colin S. (Oxford New York Oxford University Press, 2010)
Table of Contents: Guided Tour of Learning Features. Guided Tour of the Online Resource Centre. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. Preface to the Third Edition. Introduction / J. Baylis and J. J. Wirtz -- Part I. Enduring Issues of Strategy: 1. The Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace / J. Garnett -- 2. The Evolution of Modern Warfare / M. Sheehan -- 3. Strategic Theory / T. G. Mahnken -- 4. Strategic Culture / J. S. Lantis and D. Howlett -- 5. Law, Politics, and the Use of Force / J. Morris -- 6. Geography and Strategy / D. Moran -- 7. Technology and Warfare / E. Cohen -- 8. Intelligence and Strategy / R. George -- Part II. Contemporary Problems: 9. Irregular Warfare: Terrorism and Insurgency / J. D. Kiras -- 10. The Second Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century / C.D. Walton -- 11. The Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction / J. Baylis and M. Smith -- 12. Conventional Power and Contemporary Warfare / J. Ferris -- 13. Iraq, Afghanistan, and American Military Transformation / S. Biddle -- 14. Homeland Security: A New Strategic Paradigm? / J. N. Shapiro and R. Darken -- 15. Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations / T. Farrell -- Part III. The Future of Strategy: 16. A New Agenda for Security and Strategy? / J. J. Wirts -- 17. Strategies Studies and Its Critics / C. Peoples -- 18. The Practice of Strategy / C. S. Gray and J. L. Johnson -- 19. Does Strategic Studies have a Future? / L. Freedman. -- Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tac-1683g donated by Prof. Pauline Eadie on September 10, 2015.
Keywords: Strategy; Military policy; National security; Security, International; World politics -- 21st century