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Systems of war and peace / Theodore Caplow, Louis Hicks.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Caplow, Theodore.
Contributor:
Hicks, Louis.
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
War (International law).
Peace.
War and society.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) ; cm.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2002.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2002.
Contents:
PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL PATTERNS: War as a social institution
Peace as a social institution
Theoretical models of war and peace
International law
The contemporary war system
PART TWO: MILITARY SYSTEMS: The origins of modern military organizations
Modern military organizations
Military culture
Military technology
Military success and failure
The social effects of war
PART THREE: PEACEKEEPING SYSTEMS: Peace projects
Peacekeeping organizations
Arms control
Postscript
Appendix: The analysis of particular wars.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.
Print version record.
ISBN:
0-7618-9314-8
OCLC:
654696529

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