Modern War
A Very Short Introduction
Price: 350.00 INR
ISBN:
9780199607891
Publication date:
13/09/2013
Paperback
152 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
ISBN:
9780199607891
Publication date:
13/09/2013
Paperback
152 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
Richard English
consider how it can be misunderstood or misrepresented,Looks at definition of modern war and how it has evolved,Considers the impact of modern warfare, including its social and cultural legacy
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Richard English
Description
Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved?
In this accessible and compelling Very Short Introduction, Richard English explores the assumptions we make about modern warfare and considers them against the backdrop of their historical reality.
Drawing on the wide literature available, including direct accounts of the experience of war,
English provides an authoritative account of modern war: its origins, evolution, dynamics, and current trends.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Richard English, Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Politics, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St AndrewsRichard English is Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, and Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Politics in the School of International Relations, at the University of St Andrews. His books have won numerous Awards and include Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (2003), Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland (2006), and Terrorism: How to Respond (2009). He has written and lectured widely on political violence, terrorism, nationalism, and religion, and on Irish and British politics and history. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of Royal Irish Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Richard English
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations and maps
Introduction
1:What is modern war?
2:What causes modern wars to begin?
3:What has the experience of modern war involved?
4:What have modern wars achieved?
Conclusion: war, terrorism, and the future
References
Further reading
Richard English
Description
Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved?
In this accessible and compelling Very Short Introduction, Richard English explores the assumptions we make about modern warfare and considers them against the backdrop of their historical reality.
Drawing on the wide literature available, including direct accounts of the experience of war,
English provides an authoritative account of modern war: its origins, evolution, dynamics, and current trends.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Richard English, Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Politics, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St AndrewsRichard English is Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, and Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Politics in the School of International Relations, at the University of St Andrews. His books have won numerous Awards and include Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (2003), Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland (2006), and Terrorism: How to Respond (2009). He has written and lectured widely on political violence, terrorism, nationalism, and religion, and on Irish and British politics and history. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of Royal Irish Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations and maps
Introduction
1:What is modern war?
2:What causes modern wars to begin?
3:What has the experience of modern war involved?
4:What have modern wars achieved?
Conclusion: war, terrorism, and the future
References
Further reading
The Oxford Handbook of International Security
Alexandra Gheciu, William C. Wohlforth
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Martin Bunton
The Oxford Handbook of International Relations
Christian Reus-Smit, Duncan Snidal


