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Re-envisioning global development: a horizontal perspective
Re-Envisioning Global Development offers an original conceptualisation of capitalist development from its origins to the present day. Most approaches to understanding contemporary development assume that industrial capitalism was achieved through a process of nationally organised economic growth, and that in recent years its organisation has become increasingly trans-local or global. However, H…
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- 9780415467667
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- xv, 307 pages ; 22 cm.
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- Critical issues in global politics ; 4
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- [POL-LIB-404]
The ghost of Napoleon
B. H. Liddell Hart believes that "thought working on thought is the most influential process in history. Yet, being intangible, it is less perceptible than the effects of action, and has always received far less attention than it deserves." In THE GHOST OF NAPOLEON, Liddell Hart concentrates on two of these intellections, each of which vitally affected the course of history in the last two c…
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- 0313221723
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- 199 p. 21 cm.
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- [POL-SSS-64]
Strategy for chaos : revolutions in military affairs and the evidence of history
"In Strategy for Chaos, Professor Colin Gray develops and applies the theory and scholarship on the allegedly historical practice of the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), in order to improve our comprehension of how and why strategy 'works'." "This is a brilliantly researched and thought-provoking book by one of the key thinkers in the field, and will be essential reading for all scholars…
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- 071468483X
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- xvi, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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- Cass series--strategy and history, 2.
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- [POL-SSS-59]
Strategic basing and the great powers, 1200-2000
This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its beginnings at a regional level to its current global reach, while emphasizing the interplay between po…
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- 0415701767
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- xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Cass series--strategy and history, 24.
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- [POL-SSS-49]
Science, strategy and war : the strategic theory of John Boyd
By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd?s thinking, and by offering a comprehensive overview of his work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the meaning of Boyd?s OODA loop concept is incomplete.
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- 0415371031
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- 1 online resource (x, 313 p.) : ill.
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- Cass series--strategy and history, 18.
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-37]
The week the world stood still : inside the secret Cuban Missile Crisis
a good bit about the crisis already but this book thanks to the fact it's based on real transcripts gives great insight. Hard not to respect Kennedy for what he did in facing down so many hawks in his administration who wanted a more hostile course of action that likely would have ended civilisation as we know it.
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- 0804750769
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- 238 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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- Stanford nuclear age series.
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- [POL-SSS-29]
The evolution of strategic thought : classic Adelphi papers
The Evolution of Strategic Thought is an excellent collection. It is recommended for all those with an interest in the development of Western strategic thought over the last half century.
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- 0415459613
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- vi, 696 p. : ill., maps, plan ; 25 cm.
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- Adelphi papers
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- [POL-SSS-21]
Dilemmas of nuclear strategy
Nuclear strategy and deterrence in their "golden age" -a nostalgically defined period sometime in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s - promised to harness and control the nuclear Moloch; hopes were high that the civilian strategists flooding into Washington would succeed in designing a new science of war that would safeguard national security, provide a stable international environment, and develop a r…
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- 0714632368
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- 1 online resource (131 p.) : ill.
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- [POL-SSS-19]
Deterrence now
This authoritative book examines the place of deterrence after the Cold War. Patrick Morgan explores the state of deterrence theory and its continuing relevance under conditions of nuclear proliferation, collective security organisations, and a revolution in military affairs. This book makes a significant contribution to strategic studies and international relations.
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- 9780521822572
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- 1 online resource (xx, 331 p.)
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- Cambridge studies in international relations, 89.
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- [POL-SSS-18]
Corporate soldiers and international security : the rise of private military …
"This book is the first to explore comprehensively the rise of UK private military companies on the international stage."--Jacket.
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- 041536583X
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- xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm
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- Contemporary security studies
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-13]
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