War and the new disorder in the 21st century / Jeremy Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy, author.

Series:

Continuum Compact

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

Military art and science--Forecasting.

War and society.

War--Forecasting.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, England : Continuum, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The second edition of Jeremy Black's War has been completely revised in the light of recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeremy Black's book prophetically explores the realities of war in a globalized world where growing prosperity can increase the likeliehood of conflict and American power is likely to be increasingly challenged. In his five new chapters Black conducts his argument in terms of New World Disorder, specifically the failure of Western models of globalisation to engage support. There is extensive discussion of military structures in the West, as they are `reconfigured` to take

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 The Nature of War; 2 The New Disorder: State Weakness; 3 The New Disorder: International Tensions; 4 Future Conflict; 5 Conclusions; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 14, 2018).

ISBN:

1-283-20731-1

9786613207319

1-4411-7960-7

OCLC:

745866075