Germany and the use of force / Kerry Longhurst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longhurst, Kerry Anne, author.

Contributor:

Longhurst, Kerry, contributor.

Series:

Issues in German politics.

Manchester International Relations

Issues in German Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Germany.

National security.

Germany--Politics and government--1990-.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 183 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The first major English language study of German security after the Iraq war, this book offers a unique analysis of the evolution of contemporary German perspectives on the use of force.

Contents:

Introduction: the past as prologue

1. On strategic culture

2. Stunde Null and the 'construction' of West German strategic culture

3. Germany and the use of force I: adjusting to life after the Cold War

4. The momentum of change. Germany and the use of force II: from Afghanistan to Iraq

5. Redesigning the Bundeswehr?

6. The endurance of conscription

7. Conclusions: Germany, the use of force and the power of strategic culture

Sources and bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9786610719594

9780719067099

071906709X

9781526137401

1526137402

9781781700570

1781700575

9781280719592

1280719591

9781847791023

1847791026

OCLC:

84146858

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access