War, technology and the state / Warren Chin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chin, Warren, author.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military policy.

Technology and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book explores the relationship between the state and war within the context of seismic technological change. Through its analysis, the book questions what will happen to war and the state and whether we will reach a point where war leads to the unmaking of the state itself.

Contents:

Front Cover

War, Technology and the State

Copyright information

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Purpose and Scope

The debate

Revisiting the question of technological determinism

Addressing the problem of ethnocentrism, presentism and progressivism

Revisiting the importance of technology

Connecting war, technology and the state

The structure of this book

2 Technological Determinism and Debates about State Formation in Early Modern Europe

Revolutions within revolutions

Antithesis

Conclusion

3 The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Modern War

Why military luddites became enamoured with technology

Conclusion: The concept of modern war

4 The Nuclear Revolution and the Rise of Postmodern War

The impact of the nuclear revolution on war

War and technology beyond the Western world

Conclusion: Why did the pursuit of technological excellence persist after the Cold War?

5 The Western Military Vision of Future War

Revival of great power competition and qualitative arms racing

The new world order and its impact on war, technology and the state

Defence research and the role of the state

The new grammar of war

The doctrinal response to grey zone war

The return of strategies of deterrence

The military vision of the future battle space

6 Testing Western Military Thinking about the Future of War: Russia's War in Ukraine

Introduction

The geopolitical context of the war in Ukraine

The kinetic dimension of the war

Implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for war and the state

7 Conclusion: Assessing the Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Future of War and the State

Connecting technological innovation to politics

Technology and economics

The political impact of technological change.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5292-1344-4

1-5292-1343-6

OCLC:

1391109299