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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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0415459613
- Collation
- vi, 696 p. : ill., maps, plan ; 25 cm.
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- Adelphi papers
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-21]
Dynamic strategy-making : a real-time approach for the 21st century leader
Praise for Dynamic Strategy-Making. "An astonishingly timely, hopeful, and important book that recasts and freshly imagines strategy-making and integrates theory with practice in the field of strategic management. A must-read for all those who want to learn more about the future of strategy practice and become more skillful at it."--Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University…
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- 1st ed
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780787996635
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xii, 228 p.) : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-20]
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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0714632368
- Collation
- 1 online resource (131 p.) : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- [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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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780521822572
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- 1 online resource (xx, 331 p.)
- Series Title
- Cambridge studies in international relations, 89.
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-18]
Deterrence : from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand det…
Since its inception six decades ago, the RAND Corporation has been one of the key institutional homes for the study of deterrence. This book examines much of this research for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environment. It is therefore part intellectual history and part policy recommendation, intended to encourage debate and discussion on how deterrence can best be incorpo…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780833044822
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- xiv, 107 p. ; 23 cm.
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- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-17]
Culture and security : symbolic power and the politics of international security
"In this volume Michael Williams examines the role of culture in contemporary security policies, and provides a critical overview of the ways in which culture has been theorized in security studies. This book offers key insights into contemporary security politics and transatlantic relations, and will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of international relations, security …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0415333970
- Collation
- xii, 172 p. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- The new international relations
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-16]
Critical security studies : concepts and cases
Brings together a diverse new group of analysts seeking to explore issues of international relations and contribute to the development of a self-consciously critical perspective within security studies.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0816628564
- Collation
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 379 p.)
- Series Title
- Borderlines (Minneapolis, Minn.), v. 8.
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-14]
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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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 041536583X
- Collation
- xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Contemporary security studies
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-13]
Contingency, hegemony, universality : contemporary dialogues on the left
"What is the contemporary legacy of Gramsci's notion of hegemony? How can universality be reformulated now that its spurious versions have been so thoroughly criticized?" "In this ground-breaking project, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Zizek engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as three contributions each that respo…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 1859847579
- Collation
- vi, 329 p. ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- Phronesis (London, England)
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-12]
Complex deterrence : strategy in the global age
As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrence--especially as it applies to nuclear weapons--in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting. Moving beyond the precepts of traditio…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780226650029
- Collation
- 1 online resource (x, 345 p.) : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- [POL-SSS-11]
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