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050 1 4 _aUA 10.5
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245 0 0 _aStrategy in the contemporary world :
_ban introduction to strategic studies /
_cedited by John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, Colin S. Gray.
250 _a2nd edition
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2007.
300 _axxiii, 392 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
500 _a"The Online Resource Centre that accompanies this book provides students and instructors with ready-to-use teaching and learning materials. These resources are free of charge and designed to maximise the learning experience" -- p. [xvi].
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [373]-383) and index.
505 0 _apt. 1. Enduring issues of strategy -- The causes of war and the conditions of peace -- The evolution of modern warfare -- Strategic theory -- Strategic culture -- Law, politics, and the use of force -- Geography and strategy -- Technology and warfare -- pt. 2. Contemporary problems -- Irregular warfare: terrorism and insurgency -- Strategy for a new world: combating terrorism and transnational organized crime -- The second nuclear age: nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century -- The control of weapons of mass destruction -- Conventional power and contemporary warfare -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and American military transformation -- Homeland security: a new strategic paradigm -- Humanitarian intervention and peace operations -- pt. 3. The future of strategy -- A new agenda for security and strategy? -- The future of strategic studies.
520 _aProvides a coverage of issues of war and peace such as terrorism, irregular warfare and weapons of mass destruction. This work contains a set of reflections on the role of military power in the contemporary world. It analyzes conflicts from Afghanistan to the Iraq War and looks at the debates about the lessons that can be learned from these wars.
650 0 _aStrategy.
650 0 _aMilitary policy.
650 0 _aNational security.
650 0 _aSecurity, International.
650 0 _aWorld politics
_y21st century.
650 4 _aEstrategia militar
_925026
650 4 _aPolítica militar
_936536
650 4 _aSeguridad nacional
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650 4 _aSeguridad internacional
_9426
650 4 _aPolítica mundial
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700 1 _aBaylis, John,
_d1946-
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700 1 _aWirtz, James J
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_eeditor
700 1 _aGray, Colin S.,
_d1943-2020
_937984
_eeditor
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006033143.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2006033143-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2006033143-d.html
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