Warfare and defence Books
John Wiley and Sons Ltd War and Peace in the Ancient World
Book Synopsis* The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas.Trade Review"This volume brings together an unparalleled wealth of evidence. It combines close analysis of the workings of international relations with generous quotation of sources which illuminate a staggering variety of attitudes to war and peace. Anyone who still believes that the quest for peace is a modern phenomenon is in for a surprise. There is something fascinating and eye-opening here for every reader." Hans van Wees, University College London "An outstanding collection of essays by an extraordinary group of scholars from around the world. The depth and variety of expertise represented here is formidable. Required reading for students of war and diplomacy in antiquity." Barry Strauss, Cornell University, author of The Trojan War: A New History “This volume is most valuable in that it broadens the…perspective of most American historians of the ancient world…always well-written, jargon-free and stimulating.” New England Classical Journal “The contributions provide a diverse array of perspectives on ancient warfare and peacemaking.” Journal of Military History “Raaflaub succeeds in a fascinating tour of the main issues and topics covered in the volume.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review "An excellently written and utterly stimulating book. It has been a delight and privilege to read it." Geoff Harris, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban "The great virtue of the volume is that … the reader is necessarily forced to confront the differences between the ancient and the modern." PolisTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix 1 Introduction: Searching for Peace in the Ancient World 1Kurt A. Raaflaub 2 Making War and Making Peace in Early China 34Robin D. S. Yates 3 Ancient India: Peace Within and War Without 53Richard Salomon 4 Water under the Straw: Peace in Mesopotamia 66Benjamin R. Foster 5 Making, Preserving, and Breaking the Peace with the Hittite State 81Richard H. Beal 6 Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World’s First Peace Treaty between “Superpowers” 98Lanny Bell 7 From Achaemenid Imperial Order to Sasanian Diplomacy: War, Peace, and Reconciliation in Pre-Islamic Iran 121Josef Wiesehofer 8 War and Reconciliation in the Traditions of Ancient Israel: Historical, Literary, and Ideological Considerations 141Susan Niditch 9 “They Shall Beat Their Swords into Plowshares”: A Vision of Peace Through Justice and Its Background in the Hebrew Bible 161Thomas Kruger 10 “Laughing for Joy”: War and Peace Among the Greeks 172Lawrence A. Tritle 11 War and Reconciliation in Greek Literature 191David Konstan 12 War, Peace, Fear and International Law in Ancient Greece 206Victor Alonso 13 War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome 226Nathan Rosenstein 14 The Price of Peace in Ancient Rome 245Carlin A. Barton 15 The Gates of War (and Peace): Roman Literary Perspectives 256Jeri Blair DeBrohun 16 Early Christian Views on Violence, War, and Peace 279Louis J. Swift 17 Fight for God-But Do So with Kindness: Reflections on War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam 297Fred M. Donner 18 Peace, Reconciliation, and Alliance in Aztec Mexico 312Ross Hassig 19 War and Peace in the Inca Heartland 329Catherine Julien 20 The Long Peace Among Iroquois Nations 348Neta C. Crawford Index 369
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd War and Peace in the Ancient World
Book Synopsis* The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas.Trade Review"This volume brings together an unparalleled wealth of evidence. It combines close analysis of the workings of international relations with generous quotation of sources which illuminate a staggering variety of attitudes to war and peace. Anyone who still believes that the quest for peace is a modern phenomenon is in for a surprise. There is something fascinating and eye-opening here for every reader." Hans van Wees, University College London "An outstanding collection of essays by an extraordinary group of scholars from around the world. The depth and variety of expertise represented here is formidable. Required reading for students of war and diplomacy in antiquity." Barry Strauss, Cornell University, author of The Trojan War: A New History “This volume is most valuable in that it broadens the…perspective of most American historians of the ancient world…always well-written, jargon-free and stimulating.” New England Classical Journal “The contributions provide a diverse array of perspectives on ancient warfare and peacemaking.” Journal of Military History “Raaflaub succeeds in a fascinating tour of the main issues and topics covered in the volume.” Bryn Mawr Classical Review "An excellently written and utterly stimulating book. It has been a delight and privilege to read it." Geoff Harris, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban "The great virtue of the volume is that … the reader is necessarily forced to confront the differences between the ancient and the modern." PolisTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix 1 Introduction: Searching for Peace in the Ancient World 1Kurt A. Raaflaub 2 Making War and Making Peace in Early China 34Robin D. S. Yates 3 Ancient India: Peace Within and War Without 53Richard Salomon 4 Water under the Straw: Peace in Mesopotamia 66Benjamin R. Foster 5 Making, Preserving, and Breaking the Peace with the Hittite State 81Richard H. Beal 6 Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World’s First Peace Treaty between “Superpowers” 98Lanny Bell 7 From Achaemenid Imperial Order to Sasanian Diplomacy: War, Peace, and Reconciliation in Pre-Islamic Iran 121Josef Wiesehofer 8 War and Reconciliation in the Traditions of Ancient Israel: Historical, Literary, and Ideological Considerations 141Susan Niditch 9 “They Shall Beat Their Swords into Plowshares”: A Vision of Peace Through Justice and Its Background in the Hebrew Bible 161Thomas Kruger 10 “Laughing for Joy”: War and Peace Among the Greeks 172Lawrence A. Tritle 11 War and Reconciliation in Greek Literature 191David Konstan 12 War, Peace, Fear and International Law in Ancient Greece 206Victor Alonso 13 War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome 226Nathan Rosenstein 14 The Price of Peace in Ancient Rome 245Carlin A. Barton 15 The Gates of War (and Peace): Roman Literary Perspectives 256Jeri Blair DeBrohun 16 Early Christian Views on Violence, War, and Peace 279Louis J. Swift 17 Fight for God-But Do So with Kindness: Reflections on War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam 297Fred M. Donner 18 Peace, Reconciliation, and Alliance in Aztec Mexico 312Ross Hassig 19 War and Peace in the Inca Heartland 329Catherine Julien 20 The Long Peace Among Iroquois Nations 348Neta C. Crawford Index 369
£38.90
Johns Hopkins University Press Flawed Logics
Book SynopsisLebovic's controversial argument will promote debate as to the very plausibility of arms control.Trade ReviewThis book is well written and, as such, a pleasure to read. -- T.V. Paul H-Net Reviews Flawed Logics is an impressive piece of scholarship. Lebovic displays an encyclopedic knowledge of past debates about arms control in the United States. -- Jeffrey W. Knopf, Monterey Institute of International Studies H-Net Reviews Lebovic's depictio of logical inconsistency is accurate and will be of interest to advanced students. Choice Flawed Logics offers an excellent overview of arms control from the Baruch Plan to New START. The volume generates interesting scholarly insights. -- Ralph Dietl Sehepunkte Highly recommended to students of all levels of expertise, as well as politicians and members of academia. -- Natalia Sharova Review of Politics Flawed Logics: Strategic Nuclear Arms Control from Truman to Obama by James H. Lebovic [opens] the reader's eyes to the complex and chaotic process of American policymaking during the Cold War... highly recommended to students of all levels of expertise, as well as politicians and members of academia. -- Natalia Sharova Review of Politics James Lebovic's Flawed Logics is a thoughtful, penetrating, and disturbing book, well worth the interested reader's attention. It offers a thorough review and analysis of how American officials and advisers shaped U.S. arms control policies on nuclear weapons in negotiations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, with brief consideration given as well to U.S. arms control policymaking since George H.W. Bush's presidency. -- Patrick M. Morgan Peace Review For anyone interested in a sophisticated history of US arms control efforts, James Lebovic's Flawed Logics provides a fine starting point... Lebovic avoids the quantitative methods, airtight logical typologies, and parsimonious theorizing that dominate much of contemporary international relations scholarship. Instead, he sticks to a qualitative reading of the policy debates over nuclear arms agreements and nuclear strategies within each presidential administration since Harry S. Truman's. Christian Scholar's Review [Lebovic's] book provides a new perspective through which students can have a thorough picture of the history of nuclear arms control negotiations. The book is also of interest to experts and policy makers who would like to deepen their knowledge about the role of beliefs and ideas in the field. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Arms Control and the Power of Belief1. Initial U.S. Nuclear Arms Control Initiatives: The Truman through Eisenhower Years2. Early Success at Arms Control: The Kennedy Administration and the Limited Test Ban Treaty3. The Era of Bilateral Nuclear Arms Limitations: The Johnson through Carter Years4. Nuclear Arms Reductions in the Final Cold WarDecade: The Reagan Years5. Nuclear Arms Reductions after the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush through Obama Years 1826. The United States and Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: Assessing Intentions, Constraining CapabilitiesNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Forging Chinas Military Might
Book SynopsisCase studies look in detail at the Chinese space and missile industry.Trade ReviewForging China's Military Might belongs in any political science shelf interested in China's issues and international security and considers the nature of China's emergence as a world power. Midwest Book Review This detailed, well structured and researched overview [is] the most comprehensive and even-handed of anything currently available. -- Kerry Brown Asian Affairs Key for China analysts and those who focus specifically on China's defense industry will be to identify well in advance those early warning indicators that will allow us to determine the extent to which real change in the industry is occurring, and how to determine how much of an impact it is having on China's ability to close the defense technology gap. This book helps to advance that conversation by providing a number of ways to look at [China's] defense industry in comparative perspective, which will be of value to anyone seeking to answer these questions for some time to come. Center for International Maritime Security The contributors have done incredible research on such a comprehensive subject in a single volume. Their multi-lingual capabilities and multiple-perspective approach have distinguished this book from most previous works. Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Frameworks for Analyzing Chinese Defense and Military InnovationChapter 2. An Uncertain Transition: Regulatory Reform and Industrial Innovation in China's Defense Research, Development, and Acquisition SystemChapter 3. The General Armament Department's Science and Technology Committee: PLA- Industry Relations and Implications for Defense InnovationChapter 4. Commissars of Weapons Production: The Chinese Military Representative SystemChapter 5. The Rise of Chinese Civil- Military IntegrationChapter 6. China's Emerging Defense Innovation System: Making the Wheels TurnChapter 7. Locating China's Place in the Global Defense EconomyChapter 8. Organization as Innovation: Instilling a Quality Management System in China's Human Spaceflight ProgramChapter 9. China's Evolving Space and Missile Industry: Seeking Innovation in Long- Range Precision StrikeConclusionsList of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Thinking beyond Boundaries
Book SynopsisTouching on civil-military relations and the global challenges involved with hacking, foreign aid, weapons proliferation, international trade, and climate change, Thinking beyond Boundaries draws thoughtful conclusions about the proper role of the United States around the world.Table of ContentsList of ContributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Tracing Domestic Issues in U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter 1. Politics along the Water's EdgeChapter 2. Challenges to Achieving Whole- of- Government SolutionsChapter 3. E Pluribus Unum? Education and Foreign PolicyChapter 4. Disorder at the Border? Immigration and Homeland SecurityChapter 5. American Society and Its MilitaryChapter 6. Thinking Beyond Terrorism and InsurgencyPart II: Distinguishing Regional Dynamics in U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter 7. Challenges and Opportunities in Sino- American RelationsChapter 8. U.S. Policy Challenges in the Contemporary Middle EastChapter 9. Promoting Security and Prosperity after Af ghan i stanChapter 10. Whither Eu rope? Economic Crisis and the Future of NATOChapter 11. Aid, Development, and Human SecurityChapter 12. Drugs, Crime, and State FracturePart III: Turning Global Challenges Into Foreign-Policy Opportunities Chapter 13. Governing the Electronic CommonsChapter 14. Foreign- Policy Challenges in 3D: Diplomacy, Democracy, and DevelopmentChapter 15. Securing Peace and StabilityChapter 16. Trade, Globalization, and the International EconomyChapter 17. Resources and EnergyChapter 18. Thinking beyond OilConclusionEpilogue: The Student Conference on United States AffairsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Fuels Paradise
Book SynopsisAn ambitious cross-national and longitudinal study grounded in promising theories of national behavior, Fuels Paradise will contribute substantially to broader debates about the determinants of state action and public policy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1. The PuzzlePart One2. What's the Problem? Energy Security in the Developed Democracies3. What's a State to Do? Potential Policy Responses to Energy Insecurity4. Explaining State Responses to Energy InsecurityPart Two5. Britain6. France7. Germany8. Japan9. The United States10. The Quest for Energy SecurityNotesReferencesIndex
£38.70
Johns Hopkins University Press Revolution and Resistance
Book SynopsisEmphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict.Trade ReviewDavid Tucker's Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire (2016) offers a brief but compelling account of the role moral changes play on the world stage. Prompted to write the book by an editor who wanted a succinct account of why irregular warfare is so prevalent today, Tucker argues that to adequately address that problem, you have to grapple with the way that economic, political, and cultural forces interact to shape how peoples fight wars.—Kirk CenterTable of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction 1. Conquest 2. Revolution 3. Resistance 4. Retreat Conclusion Bibliography
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Johns Hopkins University Press Tiger Check
Book SynopsisThe book illuminates the complex interactions between human and machine that accompany advancing automation in the workplace.Trade ReviewUltimately, this work is one of the best works of air power (and technology) history that this reviewer has read in quite some time, and will likely become a standard of the field. It certainly sets a very high bar for other historians. For those interested in pilot culture and/or aircraft technology, this is required reading, while still pointing towards directions for future scholarship.—Ballons to DronesFino has truly written a very fine and well-researched academic book that will appeal across disciplines and military services. Tiger Check proves that aggressiveness and being a good stick, are still the hallmark of being of fighter pilot, but adds switchology and scientific skills needed to the traits necessary to operate a modern fighter aircraft. If the Sabre pilots were tigers, then today’s fighter pilots are tigers in lab coats. Fino should be mandatory reading for fighter pilots, especially those who are not familiar with the genesis of the tactics and tradecraft that they ply today. Though highly technical in some sections, it is an imminently readable tome that will also appeal to air power and technical aficionados, and those who seek to understand the origins and the changing nature of air-to-air combat.—The Strategy BridgeThis is a masterly analysis of fighter combat in the Korean and Vietnam wars and beyond...an outstanding book showing how pilots grappled with new technologies that promised to simplify their jobs while increasing their lethality in the air but, the author says, also threatened to rob them of the quintessential fighter pilot experience.—Aviation NewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Acronyms and Abbreviations1. Introduction2. The Myth of the Fighter PilotCrafting the Mythical AceRevisiting the HistoryRitualizing the MythWar's Next TestConclusion3. Sabres over KoreaA New Solution to an Old Gunnery ProblemThrust into WarCapturing GloryUsing the New GunsightsConclusion4. Phantoms over VietnamA New Approach to the Gunnery ProblemThrust into War, AgainTension in the AirWho Gets the Credit?Conclusion5. Eagles over NellisA Pure Air-to-Air FighterTrial by Test"Sorting" Things OutConclusion6. ConclusionThe Irony of the Fighter PilotA Lesson for Future AutomationKnights or Scientists?NotesWorks CitedIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Age of Fear
Book SynopsisFear can be more dangerous than the threats we think loom over ushow Germans and German Americans were perceived as a dangerous enemy during World War I. Although Americans have long celebrated their nation's diversity, they also have consistently harbored suspicions of foreign peoples both at home and abroad. In Age of Fear, Zachary Smith argues that, as World War I grew more menacing and the presumed German threat loomed over the United States, many white Anglo-Saxon Americans grew increasingly concerned about the vulnerability of their race, culture, and authority. Consequently, they directed their long-held apprehensions over ethnic and racial pluralism onto their German neighbors and overseas enemies whom they had once greatly admired. Smith examines the often racially tinged, apocalyptic arguments made during the war by politicians, propaganda agencies, the press, novelists, and artists. He also assesses citizens' reactions to these messages and explains how the rise of natioTrade ReviewThis is a thoughtful, well-written piece of scholarship . . . the similarities between the war years and the present were clear and impossible to ignore . . . Sadly, for all that has changed in 100 years, the book is a sobering reminder of lessons we have not yet learned.—Anita Talsma Gaul, Annals of IowaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Identity, Decline, and Preparedness, 1914-1917 Chapter 2: The Emergence of the Internal Enemy Other, 1914-1917 Chapter 3: The War on the Internal Enemy Other, 1917-1918 Chapter 4: Resisting Regressive Militarism, 1917-1918 Chapter 5: Toward the Democratic Millennium, 1914-1918 Epilogue: Fear, Othering, and Identity in the Postwar United States Notes Bibliography Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Transformations of Warfare in the Contemporary
Book SynopsisToday's warfare has moved away from being an event between massed national populations and toward small numbers of combatants using high-tech weaponry. The editors of and contributors to the timely collection Transformations of Warfare in the Contemporary World show that this shift reflects changes in the technological, strategic, ideological, and ethical realms. The essays in this volume discuss:the waning connection between citizenship and soldiering;the shift toward more reconstructive than destructive activities by militaries;the ethics of irregular or asymmetrical warfare;the role of novel techniques of identification in military settings;the stress on precision associated with targeted killings and kidnappings;the uses of the social sciences in contemporary warfare.In his concluding remarks, David Jacobson explores the extent to which the contemporary transformation of warfare is a product of a shift in the character of the combatants themselves.Contributors include: Ariel ColoTable of ContentsAbbreviations About the Contributors Preface 1 Warfare Without Warriors? Changes in Contemporary Warfare and the Demise of the Citizen SoldierJohn Torpey and Saskia Hooiveld 2 The Changing Character and Enduring Nature of War: The Collision of State and Sub-State PolitiesRob Johnson 3 Plus Ça Change: War and State-BuildingIan Roxborough 4 A Crisis of Norms: Fighting Irregular Wars WellColonel C. Anthony Pfaff 5 Searching for Red and Blue in the Fog of Gray: The Development and Deployment of US Military Biometrics in Iraq and AfghanistanTravis R. Hall 6 Precision Warfare and the Case for Symmetry: Targeted Killings and Hostage-takingAriel Colonomos 7 Militarizing Ethnography: The Pentagon’s Use and Abuse of CultureRoberto J. González Conclusion Postnational WarfareDavid Jacobson
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Papers of General Nathanael Greene Volume VIII 30 March10 July 1781
Book SynopsisContinues the story of the American Revolution in the South. Many of the more than 800 documents vividly confirm Nathanael Greene's characterization of the ferocity of the war and the miseries it produced, and they highlight his efforts to end lawlessness and restore the authority of civil government.
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Papers of General Nathanael Greene Volume IX
Book SynopsisThis new volume of The Papers of General Nathanael Greene continues the best and most-detailed study of the Revolutionary War in the South. More than 800 letters and orders chart the progress of Greene's army in South Carolina, from the battle of Eutaw Springs - the bloodiest battle of the Revolution - to the British pullback to Charleston.
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The University of North Carolina Press Hanois War
Book SynopsisWhile most historians of the Vietnam War focus on the origins of U.S. involvement and the Americanization of the conflict, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen examines the international context in which North Vietnamese leaders pursued the war and American intervention ended. This riveting narrative takes the reader from the marshy swamps of the Mekong Delta to the bomb-saturated Red River Delta, from the corridors of power in Hanoi and Saigon to the Nixon White House, and from the peace negotiations in Paris to high-level meetings in Beijing and Moscow, all to reveal that peace never had a chance in Vietnam. Hanoi's War renders transparent the internal workings of America's most elusive enemy during the Cold War and shows that the war fought during the peace negotiations was bloodier and much more wide ranging than it had been previously. Using never-before-seen archival materials from the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as materials from other archives around the world, Nguyen explore
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Braxton Bragg The Most Hated Man of the
Book SynopsisThe strongly negative opinions of Confederate general Braxton Bragg's contemporaries have continued to colour assessments of the general's military career and character by generations of historians. Rather than take these assessments at face value, Earl J. Hess's biography offers a much more balanced account of Bragg.Trade ReviewAn enjoyable read that makes a thought-provoking argument. . . . [An] even-handed look at Bragg's military career [that] will be useful reading for anyone interested in Civil War history, particularly the western theater." - The Civil War Monitor"Fleshes out [the] real Braxton Bragg. . . . [A] magnificent new study. . . . Exhaustively researched and trenchantly reasoned." - Ted Savas, Civil War News"A significant addition to our understanding of the Civil War. . . . Any scholar of the war should consider it mandatory reading." - The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"Deeply researched and fair-minded." - News & Observer"A thoughtful reexamination of a man who has become, unfortunately and unfairly, the South's 'chief whipping boy'. . . . [A] sharp-eyed profile of the general's dour personality and snakebit career [that] will bring much-needed perspective to future studies of the Confederacy." - Russell S. Bonds, The Wall Street Journal"Hess is a prolific author on many Civil War subjects with a well-earned reputation for shedding new light on long accepted theses. Bragg could not have asked for a more thoughtful, careful, and scrupulously honest evaluator. . . . Hess writes with an easy grace born of erudite scholarship and years in the classroom challenging fresh eyes to look upon old stories and interpret them in new ways." - Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia"Hess is a first class historian. . . . Among the best in current Civil War writing." - Journal of America's Military Past"This important study successfully challenges the many stale caricatures of Bragg that remain deeply ingrained in the Civil War literature." - Civil War Books and Authors"Well-documented, Hess's examination of Bragg is balanced and fair and will interest all Civil War aficionados." - Library Journal"An excellent synthesis that delves into Bragg's decisions and relationships as a general combined with the usual superb writing we have grown accustomed to from Hess. . . . A first-rate analysis of Braxton Bragg and a superb piece of Civil War history." - Army History"Hess's extensive knowledge of the Civil War and military history and his excellent and exhaustive ability to research his chosen topic shine through." - Tennessee Libraries
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Duke University Press Violence and Policing
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New York University Press The Securitization of Society
Book SynopsisTraditionally, security has been the realm of the state and its uniformed police. However, in the last two decades, many actors and agencies, including schools, clubs, housing corporations, hospitals, shopkeepers, insurers, energy suppliers and even private citizens, have enforced some form of security, effectively changing its delivery, and overall role. In The Securitization of Society, Marc Schuilenburg establishes a new critical perspective for examining the dynamic nature of security and its governance. Rooted in the works of the French philosophers Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze and Gabriel Tarde, this book explores the ongoing structural and cultural changes that have impacted security in Western society from the 19th century to the present. By analyzing the new hybrid of public-private security, this volume provides deep insight into the processes of securitization and modern risk management for the police and judicial authorities as well as other emergingTrade ReviewThe Securitization of Society is a thoughtful and provocative work that announces Marc Schuilenburg as an insightful, and much-needed, new theoretical voice in the study of security. If you want to make sense of the myriad systems of surveillance and hybrid public-private security assemblages that dominate todays urban landscape, this is a must-read. -- Keith Hayward,co-author of Cultural Criminology: An InvitationSchuilenburg has brilliantly charted the slips that occur twixt the cup of security theory and the lip of day-to-day life. Combining insights from classic and contemporary social theory with the fruits of ethnographic exploration, he shows that things are never as simple as they seem. Legal scholars long ago realized the need to study both law in theory and law in action. Schuilenburg has laid the foundations for understanding securitization in action. -- Michael Tonry,author of Punishing Race: A Continuing American DilemmaThe Securitization of Society delivers a series of insightsabout the dynamic and unstable elements of the security world, about the difficulties of inter-agency action, about the fragility of even the most powerful security assemblagesthat, having now been stated, will quickly become our new common sense. -- David Garland,from the IntroductionAmajor contribution to the growing literature on & hybrid security . . . anchor[s] empirical research in some substantive theoretical footing. * Human Rights Review *Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1 David Garland 1. The Problem 9 Part I. A Politics of Fragmentation 27 2. Nodal Governance 29 Part II. From Panopticon to Patchwork Quilt 55 3. Securitization 60 4. Assemblages 97 5. Molar and Molecular 131 Part III. Among People 163 6. Combating Marijuana Cultivation 167 7. Tackling Road Transport Crime 186 8. Urban Intervention Teams 206 9. The Collective Shop Ban 226 Part IV. The Era of Invisible Fissures 245 10. City and Citizenship 249 11. A Dynamic Perspective 286 Acknowledgments 303 Notes 305 References 315 Index 335 About the Author 345
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New York University Press The Securitization of Society
Book SynopsisTraditionally, security has been the realm of the state and its uniformed police. However, in the last two decades, many actors and agencies, including schools, clubs, housing corporations, hospitals, shopkeepers, insurers, energy suppliers and even private citizens, have enforced some form of security, effectively changing its delivery, and overall role. In The Securitization of Society, Marc Schuilenburg establishes a new critical perspective for examining the dynamic nature of security and its governance. Rooted in the works of the French philosophers Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze and Gabriel Tarde, this book explores the ongoing structural and cultural changes that have impacted security in Western society from the 19th century to the present. By analyzing the new hybrid of public-private security, this volume provides deep insight into the processes of securitization and modern risk management for the police and judicial authorities as well as other emergingTrade ReviewThe Securitization of Society is a thoughtful and provocative work that announces Marc Schuilenburg as an insightful, and much-needed, new theoretical voice in the study of security. If you want to make sense of the myriad systems of surveillance and hybrid public-private security assemblages that dominate todays urban landscape, this is a must-read. -- Keith Hayward,co-author of Cultural Criminology: An InvitationSchuilenburg has brilliantly charted the slips that occur twixt the cup of security theory and the lip of day-to-day life. Combining insights from classic and contemporary social theory with the fruits of ethnographic exploration, he shows that things are never as simple as they seem. Legal scholars long ago realized the need to study both law in theory and law in action. Schuilenburg has laid the foundations for understanding securitization in action. -- Michael Tonry,author of Punishing Race: A Continuing American DilemmaThe Securitization of Society delivers a series of insightsabout the dynamic and unstable elements of the security world, about the difficulties of inter-agency action, about the fragility of even the most powerful security assemblagesthat, having now been stated, will quickly become our new common sense. -- David Garland,from the IntroductionAmajor contribution to the growing literature on & hybrid security . . . anchor[s] empirical research in some substantive theoretical footing. * Human Rights Review *
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New York University Press War and Health
Book SynopsisProvides a detailed look at how war affects human life and health far beyond the battlefield Since 2010, a team of activists, social scientists, and physicians have monitored the lives lost as a result of the US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan through an initiative called the Costs of War Project. Unlike most studies of war casualties, this research looks beyond lives lost in violence to consider those who have died as a result of illness, injuries, and malnutrition that would not have occurred had the war not taken place. Incredibly, the Cost of War Project has found that, of the more than 1,000,000 lives lost in the recent US wars, a minimum of 800,000 died not from violence, but from indirect causes. War and Health offers a critical examination of these indirect casualties, examining health outcomes on the battlefield and elsewherein hospitals, homes, and refugee campsboth during combat and in the years following, as communities struggle to live normal Trade ReviewConveys the impacts of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on health, both in the countries where they are being waged and in the U.S. -- Janelle TaylorClearly and powerfully conveys the complex and multifaceted impacts of the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on health, both in the countries where they are being waged and in the U.S. -- Janelle Taylor,University of WashingtonReveals the often unseen effects of those wars both at home and abroad ranging from fractured families, strained caregivers, increased cancer rates to mistrust of health workers, demolished infrastructure and military suicides. * Military Times *Some of the most thought-provoking scholarship on the relationship between war and health that exists in any discipline today. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
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University of Toronto Press Canadas Army
Book SynopsisIn this revised and updated third edition, one of Canada's leading historians covers the history of the Canadian military to the present day.Trade Review"Granatstein is, without doubt, one of Canada’s pre-eminent military historians ... [Should any] Canadian wish to become functionally knowledgable about our army, this book is an excellent place to start." -- Steven Dieter * The Globe and Mail *"[An] immensely readable tour de force through the political and battlefield swamps of army history." -- Ron Lowman * Toronto Star *"Everyone who cares for and about Canada's army will be pleased with Granatstein’s superb book." -- Major Michael McNorgan * Canadian Military Journal *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Maps 1. The Militia Myth: Canadian Arms to Confederation 2. Making an Army: Beginnings 3. A Militia under Arms: Sam Hughes’s Army 4. Becoming Professional: Arthur Currie’s Army 5. Losing Professionalism: The Interwar Years 6. McNaughton’s Army: The Long Wait 7. Into Battle: Sicily and Italy, July 1943–June 1944 8. Into Battle: Northwest Europe and Italy, June 1944–May 1945 9. The Professional Army, 1945–1968 10. Professionalism under Siege, 1968–2001 11. Afghanistan and the Remaking of the Army 12. Conclusion Notes A Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources Illustration Credits Index
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University of Nebraska Press DocuFictions of War
Book SynopsisArgues that war fiction offers a kind of history that both documents its subjects and provides a snapshot of the cultural representation of the United States' most recent military involvements. Tatiana Prorokova covers a largely neglected body of cinematic and literary texts to open a fresh analysis of cultural texts on war.Trade Review"Defining the epistemological worldviews guiding Prorokova through her analysis is certainly insightful, including one of the best historical reviews of Idealistic philosophies I have ever seen."—Dori Brandes, Strategy Bridge“In our age, indeed in any age caught up in the challenges of discerning truths from fictions, and even from facts, Tatiana Prorokova’s chosen subject—the relationship between history and representational art—is of vital significance. In her disciplined study of contemporary warfare, Prorokova continues the tradition of critical appraisal and thoughtful response to enduring questions in war studies, film philosophy, and literary theory.”—David LaRocca, editor of The Philosophy of War Films“Well written, comprehensive in scope, impeccably researched, and both wide ranging and detailed in the critical perspectives it provides. Prorokova does a great job of exploring some very complicated concepts in a fluid, informative yet often dynamic fashion.”—Terence McSweeney, author of The “War on Terror” and American Film: 9/11 Frames per Second “Prorokova’s contribution to this age-old discussion, fraught with ontological and epistemological conundrums, is both fresh and welcome.”—Steven Trout, author of On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919–1941Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: U.S. Interventions in Film and Literature 1. Conceptualizing (War) Docu-Fictions 2. The First Gulf War 3. The Balkan War 4. The War on Terror, Part I: The Afghanistan War 5. The War on Terror, Part II: The Iraq War Conclusion: Afterthoughts on War Docu-Fictions and New Trends in U.S. War Narratives Notes Bibliography Index
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University Press of Mississippi Comics Trauma and the New Art of War
Book SynopsisBrings together two distinct areas of research - trauma studies and comics studies - to provide a new interpretation of a long-standing theme. Focusing on representations of conflict in post-Vietnam War American comics, Harriet E.H. Earle claims that the comics form is uniquely able to show traumatic experience by representing events as viscerally as possible.
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MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Sterling Haydens Wars
Book SynopsisA master sailor when he was barely in his twenties, Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) became an overnight film star despite having no training in acting. This volume details the life and career of this important hollywood actor.
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Cornell University Press The Dictators Army
Book SynopsisIn The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very welland sometimes very poorly. Talmadge's framework for understanding battlefield effectiveness focuses on four key sets of military organizational practices: promotion patterns, training regimens, command arrangements, and information management. Different regimes face different domestic and international threat environments, leading their militaries to adopt different policies in these key areas of organizational behavior. Authoritarian regimes facing significant coup threats are likely to adopt practices that squander the state's military power, while regimes lacking such threats and possessing ambitious foreign policy goals are likely to adopt the effective practices often associated with democracies. Talmadge shows the importance of threat conditions and military organizational practices for battlefield performance in Trade Review"The Dictator's Army is a landmark book that greatly deepens our understanding of how dictators fight wars. Students, scholars, and policymakers will all benefit from reading this important work." -- Dan Reiter, Samuel Candler Dobbs Chair of Political Science, Emory University"Through superb case comparisons Caitlin Talmadge shows carefully how military effectiveness varies, why it depends on far more than the technical factors normally considered, and especially the differences due to political and social characteristics of regimes. She takes analysis of the subject to a new level." -- Richard K. Betts, Director, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University"Understanding the military behavior of autocracies is an important topic for both policymakers and political scientists. Combining new theory with in-depth research, The Dictator's Army persuasively demonstrates how fear of domestic turmoil influences both the military organizational choices of autocrats and the success of their militaries on the battlefield. This book is a fascinating read, one that makes a significant contribution to our scholarship on military effectiveness and security studies more generally." -- Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania"Why are some nondemocracies more effective than others on the battlefield? This question is really important for U.S. policy. In this highly original book, Caitlin Talmadge shows how the measures taken by authoritarian regimes to protect against coups makes their militaries less able to fight conventional wars." -- Theo Farrell, Head of the Department of War Studies, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Puzzle of Battlefield Effectiveness1. A Framework for Explaining Battlefield Effectiveness2. Threats and Military Organizational Practices in North and South Vietnam3. Battlefield Effectiveness in North and South Vietnam4. Threats and Military Organizational Practices in Iraq and Iran5. Battlefield Effectiveness in Iraq and IranConclusion: Threats, Military Organizational Practices, and the Battlefields of the FutureNotes Index
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Cornell University Press The Statebuilders Dilemma
Book SynopsisThe central task of all statebuilding is to create a state that is regarded as legitimate by the people over whom it exercises authority. This is a necessary condition for stable, effective governance. States sufficiently motivated to bear the costs of building a state in some distant land are likely to have interests in the future policies of that country, and will therefore seek to promote loyal leaders who are sympathetic to their interests and willing to implement their preferred policies. In The Statebuilder''s Dilemma, David A. Lake addresses the key tradeoff between legitimacy and loyalty common to all international statebuilding attempts. Except in rare cases where the policy preferences of the statebuilder and the population of the country whose state is to be built coincide, as in the famous success cases of West Germany and Japan after 1945, promoting a leader who will remain loyal to the statebuilder undermines that leader's legitimacy at home.In Iraq, thrust intoTrade ReviewExplores key trade-offs between legitimacy and loyalty in state building, explaining how promoting a leader loyal to the state builder undermines that leader's legitimacy at home, and investigates armed or militarized state building through in-depth case studies of Iraq and Somalia. * JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Building Legitimate States 2. Problems of Sovereignty 3. Legitimacy and Loyalty 4. Statebuilding in Iraq 5. Statebuilding in Somalia Conclusion
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Cornell University Press Restraint A New Foundation for U.S. Grand
Book SynopsisThe United States, Barry R. Posen argues, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. In contrast to the failures and unexpected problems that have stemmed from America's consistent overreaching, Posen makes an urgent argument for restraint in the future use of U.S. military strength.Trade ReviewAn MIT professor, Posen has written a tightly argued, impeccably sourced, and lucid case for a new American national security strategy. Though written by an expert for experts, it is an accessible read. No term is undefined, no assumpiton unspecified, and no assertion not carefully supported. -- Jessica T. Mathews * The New York Review of Books *In his deeply wise new book Restraint: A New Foundation for US Grand Strategy, MIT professor Barry Posen agrees that powers that have the might will always believe they have the right. That China is climbing closer to the US on the power ladder requires us to understand that it figures it's in the right no matter what anyone says. Yet the US will stay in Asia as long as China thinks it shouldn't. Even Posen, who wants the chore list of the US military substantially downsized (now in the network: some 800 extraterritorial bases, ports and airfields in more than 80 countries), puts it this way: 'Asia is a more difficult case [than other issues for the US].... China may reach a point where it has sufficient power to bid for hegemony.'But, speaking directly to Beijing, the professor notes that China 'does not yet possess much offensive capability; it can punish and harass, but not crush or conquer. Its options are limited.' -- Tom Plate * South China Morning Post *Posen's calmly heretical book is an argument for Washington to discipline its seemingly compulsive and spasmodic projections of global power.... [A] masterclass in threat deflation,... Barry Posen's succinct policy brief is a deeply moral book. The correct proportion of GDP to spend on military defence, how many aircraft carrier groups to deploy to the Persian Gulf: these are not just technical matters. It is in just such questions that morality inheres. -- Chase Madar * Times Literary Supplement *Posen's new book will be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with both the direction that US grand strategy has followed since the end of the Cold War and the possible alternative strategies to help secure vital American national interests, in a period where once again we are witnessing a rise and fall power dynamic in the international system.... This is an enormously important and timely book which challenges the conventional wisdom about the merits and logic of liberal hegemony. Restraint provides an insightful alternative that should be carefully pondered and will certainly advance the debate on American grand strategy. -- Brian C. Schmidt * International Affairs *Regardless of the reader's views on the grand strategy of Restraint, this book has value. Posen outlines the benefits of having a clearly articulated grand strategy and demonstrates the pitfalls that the U.S. has faced in navigating national security policy without this level of clarity. His case against becoming embroiled in conflicts that require counterinsurgency operations is strong. -- Joseph Becker * Prism *Restraint makes an eloquent case for a new grand strategy. It is not a new case, for it echoes the arguments offshore balancers have been making for twenty years. It does, however, codify much good thought and consistently makes judicious judgments with precision and fairness. Critics of the status quo would do well to incorporate Posen's case into public discourse. -- Jared McKinney * The American Spectator *"The three most consequential books of international relations theory published at the end of the Cold War are Frances Fukuyama's The End of History, Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations, and John Mearsheimer’s The Tragedy of Great Power Politics.... Thankfully, there has now emerged a stunning new contender: MIT Professor Barry Posen’s Restraint: The New Foundation of American Grand Strategy. The good news is—if employed—Posen’s prescriptive will enhance U.S. security and a large measure of its post-Cold War global primacy within realistic limits and at a lower cost. -- Donald L. Sassano * Homeland Security *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Evolution of Post–Cold War U.S. Grand StrategyThe Path to Liberal HegemonyThe Strategic Position of the United StatesCauses and Consequences1. The Perils of Liberal HegemonyDirect CostsThe Balance of PowerThe AlliesIdentity Politics and InterventionMilitary Power and InterventionOverstated BenefitsPersistent Problems2. The Case for RestraintThe Geopolitical Interests of the United StatesNuclear Weapons: Dilemmas, Dangers, and OpportunitiesThe Struggle with Al-Qaeda and the Enduring Risk of International TerrorismImplementing Restraint in Key RegionsThe Problems of Transition to RestraintIntegrated Reforms3. Command of the Commons: The Military Strategy, Force Structure, and Force Posture of Restraint"Command of the Commons"The Insights of Maritime StrategyForce StructureGlobal Force PostureAffordable and EffectiveConclusion: A Sustained DebateCritiques of RestraintNotesIndex
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Cornell University Press In the Hegemons Shadow
Book SynopsisThe relationship between established powers and emerging powers is one of the most important topics in world politics. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated how the leading state in the international system responds to rising powers in peripheral regionsactors that are not yet and might never become great powers but that are still increasing their strength, extending their influence, and trying to reorder their corner of the world. In the Hegemon''s Shadow fills this gap. Evan Braden Montgomery draws on different strands of realist theory to develop a novel framework that explains why leading states have accommodated some rising regional powers but opposed others.Montgomery examines the interaction between two factors: the type of local order that a leading state prefers and the type of local power shift that appears to be taking place. The first captures a leading state''s main interest in a peripheral region and serves as the baseline for its evaluation of any changesTrade ReviewIn this thoughtful study, Montgomery seeks to understand the logic that leads hegemons to variously support, accommodate, and oppose upstart states on their periphery. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Montgomery (Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments) provides a unique look at how leading states in the international system deal with rising states that challenge prevailing regional orders. Taking elements from a realist balance of power and a preponderance of power theories, the author develops a model to explain why leading states have supported some rising regional powers and opposed others.... The author seeks to determine the different strategies the leading states of Great Britain (and later the US) adopted concerning regional power struggles, including Egypt from 1831–41, the Confederate States of America, the rise of Japan from 1894–1902, India's emergence from 1962–71, and the rise of Iraq from 1979–91. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers through faculty * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Puzzle of Regional Power Shifts 1: How Leading States Respond to Rising Regional Powers 2: Egypt's Bid for Mastery of the Middle East, 1831–1841 3: The Confederacy’s Quest for Intervention and Independence, 1861–1862 4: Japan and the Creation of a New Order in East Asia, 1894–1902 5: India’s Rise and the Struggle for South Asia, 1962–1971 6: The Emergence of Iraq and the Competition to Control the Gulf, 1979–1991 Conclusion: The Past and Future of Rising Regional Powers
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Cornell University Press Peacemaking from Above Peace from Below
Book SynopsisIn Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below, Norrin M. Ripsman explains how regional rivals make peace and how outside actors can encourage regional peacemaking. Through a qualitative empirical analysis of all the regional rivalries that terminated in peace treaties in the twentieth centuryincluding detailed case studies of the Franco-German, Egyptian-Israeli, and Israeli-Jordanian peace settlementsRipsman concludes that efforts to encourage peacemaking that focus on changing the attitudes of the rival societies or democratizing the rival polities to enable societal input into security policy are unlikely to achieve peace.Prior to a peace treaty, he finds, peacemaking is driven by states, often against intense societal opposition, for geostrategic reasons or to preserve domestic power. After a formal treaty has been concluded, the stability of peace depends on societal buy-in through mechanisms such as bilateral economic interdependence, democratization of former rivals, coopTrade ReviewIn this groundbreaking book, Ripsman argues that successful peacemaking requires both approaches. Initial breakthroughs rely on governments' negotiating formal peace settlements, often over the objections of their publics. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsTop-Down Peacemaking, Bottom-Up Peace 1. Regional Stabilization in International Relations Theory 2. Franco-German Peacemaking after World War II 3. The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty 4. The Israeli-Jordanian Treaty 5. Other Twentieth-Century Cases Peacemaking between Regional Rivals: Theoretical and Policy Implications
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Cornell University Press How States Pay for Wars
Book SynopsisArmies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most consequential decisions any state makes: how a state finances a war affects not only its success on the battlefield but also its economic stability and its leadership tenure. In How States Pay for Wars, Rosella Cappella Zielinski clarifies several critical dynamics lying at the nexus of financial and military policy.Cappella Zielinski has built a custom database on war funding over the past two centuries, and she combines those data with qualitative analyses of Truman''s financing of the Korean War, Johnson's financing of the Vietnam War, British financing of World War II and the Crimean War, and Russian and Japanese financing of the Russo-Japanese War. She argues that leaders whTrade ReviewA promising first book... that addresses a significant gap in the market and should find its way onto reading lists for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. -- Mark Harrison * Governance *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Making Money, Making War 1. How States Pay for Wars 2. Truman and the Korean War 3. Johnson and the Vietnam War 4. Britain and Currency Reserves during World War II and the Crimean War 5. Taxation and Currency Reserves during the Russo-Japanese War 6. Confronting the Costs of War, 1823–2003 Conclusion: Long War Finance in Perspective
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Cornell University Press Rape during Civil War
Book SynopsisRape is common during wartime, but even within the context of the same war, some armed groups perpetrate rape on a massive scale while others never do. In Rape during Civil War Dara Kay Cohen examines variation in the severity and perpetrators of rape using an original dataset of reported rape during all major civil wars from 1980 to 2012. Cohen also conducted extensive fieldwork, including interviews with perpetrators of wartime rape, in three postconflict counties, finding that rape was widespread in the civil wars of the Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste but was far less common during El Salvador''s civil war.Cohen argues that armed groups that recruit their fighters through the random abduction of strangers use rapeand especially gang rapeto create bonds of loyalty and trust between soldiers. The statistical evidence confirms that armed groups that recruit using abduction are more likely to perpetrate rape than are groups that use voluntary methods, even controlling for other Trade ReviewBrilliant, groundbreaking.... [Cohen’s] ability to address this difficult subject in a way that is analytical and sensitive, and to point to clear policy prescriptions that could apply her findings to very practical solutions to the problem of wartime rape is admirable. Cohen’s approach to generating new data through innovative and careful methodologies is one that future scholars who want to study rape and other sensitive topics should follow. Rape During Civil War is an agenda-setting book, a model of high-quality scholarship and a must-read for anyone interested in stopping rape in conflict before it happens. * The Washington Post *[Cohen's] achievement is to shift the debate away from the question of whether rape most often occurs as a result of a deliberate military strategy, ethnic hatred, or simple opportunism and to instead focus on what she calls 'combatant socialization.' * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Puzzle of Rape in Civil War1. The Logic of Wartime Rape2. Research Strategy, Cross-National Evidence (1980-2012), and Statistical Tests3. Mass Rape by Rebel Actors: Sierra Leone (1991-2002)4. Mass Rape by State Actors: Timor-Leste (1975-1999)5. Less Frequent Rape in Wartime: El Salvador (1980-1992)Conclusion: Understanding and Preventing Rape during Civil War
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Cornell University Press Unclear Physics
Book SynopsisMany authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in different ways and to varying degreesIraq almost managed it; Libya did not come close. In Unclear Physics, Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs, showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set of new primary sources, collected during years of research in archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their dismantling.This book reveals contemporary perspectives from scientists and regime officials on the opportunities and challenges facing each project. Many of tTrade ReviewFor some years I have been puzzling over the question of why some countries that want nuclear weapons succeed in building them and others don't.... What happened with the failures, Libya and Iraq? A good deal of sporadic reading has long persuaded me that one way or the other both countries had or had acquired sufficient means to pursue a program—in the case of Libya there were financial resources and in the case of Iraq both financial and scientific resources. The Libyans started with almost nothing, but the oil boom enabled them to buy what they needed. Yet both countries had leaders—Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi—whose feelings about these weapons were ambivalent and always secondary to preserving the ideology of the regime. Now there is an excellent new book, Unclear Physics: Why Iraq and Libya Failed to Build Nuclear Weapons, by the Norwegian political scientist Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, that is the most detailed study of these two programs that I have seen. * New York Review of Books *An insightful account. * Foreign Affairs *Path-breaking.... Braut-Hegghammer makes a major contribution to the burgeoning field of international nuclear history... as well as to the theoretical literature in security and proliferation studies.... A rich harvest of findings that complements and goes beyond that provided by previous studies.... Thoughtful and provocative in its analyses, and sometimes revelatory in its display of new evidence, this is an excellent addition to the literature on proliferation studies and the most authoritative account we have to date of the ill-fated Iraqi and Libyan nuclear programmes. * International Affairs *A remarkable comparative history of the Iraqi and Libyan nuclear weapons programmes.... [Braut-Hegghammer's] account draws on interviews and rare documents to provide the fullest picture currently available of both programmes.... A thorough, well-researched history of two nuclear programmes, a history that is interesting in its own right but also significantly complicates simple theoretical models about regime type and proliferation. It ultimately reminds us that reality is often far more interesting than the stories we make up. * Survival *[An] exhaustively researched and compelling history.... Braut-Hegghammer's work stands as a valuable reminder that sociology trumps technology when it comes to estimating the potential of a clandestine nuclear-weapon program. The culture that animates a nuclear enterprise matters. * The Nonproliferation Review *
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Cornell University Press The Soul of Armies
Book SynopsisFor both the United States and United Kingdom counterinsurgency was a serious component of security policy during the Cold War and, along with counterterrorism, has been the greatest security challenge after September 11, 2001. In The Soul of Armies, Austin Long compares and contrasts counterinsurgency operations during the Cold War and in recent years by three organizations: the US Army, the US Marine Corps, and the British Army. Long argues that the formative experiences of these three organizations as they professionalized in the nineteenth century has produced distinctive organizational cultures that shape operations. Combining archival research on counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam and Kenya with the author's personal experience as a civilian advisor to the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Soul of Armies demonstrates that the US Army has persistently conducted counterinsurgency operations in a very different way from either the US Marine Corps or tTrade ReviewIn The Soul of Armies, Dr. Long... explores the question: how does an army's organizational culture impact how it conducts counter-insurgency? Long argues an army’s ability to execute a counter-insurgency campaign is rooted in formative experiences during the 19th century. Policymakers, military professionals, and scholars will all gain insights from this book. Long provides cause for introspection by those who variously formulate policy, conduct operations, and study this new way of war. Although Long presents convincing evidence that organizational culture impacts the conduct of counter-insurgency operations, as he points out, the key for successful campaigns must rest beyond organizational culture alone. -- Colonel Ian C. Rice * Parameters *Through its wealth of empirical material, it shows not only that culture matters but also how. The Soul of Armies is a must read for all those interested in where the ongoing debate on military culture, and on culture in general, is heading, and it paves the way for a return to the study of culture and of the stickiness of ideas in international politics. * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Military Doctrine and the Challenge of Counterinsurgency 2. Culture, Doctrine, and Military Professionalization 3. "The Habits and Usages of War": U.S. Army Professionalization, 1865–1962 4. From the Halls of Montezuma: Marine Corps Professionalization, 1865–1960 5. A Family of Regiments: British Army Professionalization, 1856–1948 6. "A Nasty, Untidy Mess": U.S. Counterinsurgency in Vietnam, 1960–71 7. A Natural Experiment in I Corps, 1966–68 8. Out of Africa: British Army Counterinsurgency in Kenya, 1952–56 9. Counterinsurgency in the Land of Two Rivers: The Americans and British in Iraq, 2003–8 10. Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, 2003–11 Conclusions
£24.69
Cornell University Press Insider Threats
Book SynopsisThis compendium of research on insider threats is essential reading for all personnel with accountabilities for security; it shows graphically the extent and persistence of the threat that all organizations face and against which they must take preventive measures. Roger Howsley, Executive Director, World Institute for Nuclear SecurityHigh-security organizations around the world face devastating threats from insiders—trusted employees with access to sensitive information, facilities, and materials. From Edward Snowden to the Fort Hood shooter to the theft of nuclear materials, the threat from insiders is on the front page and at the top of the policy agenda. Insider Threats offers detailed case studies of insider disasters across a range of different types of institutions, from biological research laboratories, to nuclear power plants, to the U.S. Army. Matthew Bunn and Scott D. Sagan outline cognitive and organizational biases that lead organTrade ReviewInsider Threats is well-written, even literary. Its chief lesson: organizations are rarely designed to catch the insider, and much work needs to be done to protect them. -- Ross Johnson * Security Management *
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Cornell University Press Over the Horizon
Book SynopsisHow do established powers react to growing competitors? The United States currently faces a dilemma with regard to China and others over whether to embrace competition and thus substantial present-day costs or collaborate with its rivals to garner short-term gains while letting them become more powerful. This problem lends considerable urgency to the lessons to be learned from Over the Horizon. David M. Edelstein analyzes past rising powers in his search for answers that point the way forward for the United States as it strives to maintain control over its competitors.Edelstein focuses on the time horizons of political leaders and the effects of long-term uncertainty on decision-making. He notes how state leaders tend to procrastinate when dealing with long-term threats, hoping instead to profit from short-term cooperation, and are reluctant to act precipitously in an uncertain environment. To test his novel theory, Edelstein uses lessons learned from history's great pTrade ReviewOver the Horizon asks important questions, provides clear arguments, and delivers an elegant theory that pushes Realist scholarship in new directions. * H-War *Edelstein (Georgetown) provides a timely analysis of the relations between established and rising great powers in order to determine why variations between cooperation and competition occur between them. * Choice *There is much to like about this volume. The writing is crisp, and the case studies—evaluating the impact of time horizons visàvis the rise of Germany and the United States, Germany's interwar resurgence, and the origins of the Cold War—are a model for qualitative research. More substantively, Edelstein has issued a clarion call for scholars to directly study states' temporal calculations and how these calculations affect foreign policy. Even if one does not accept the argument, future work will need to address the importance of time horizons. * Political Science Quarterly *David Edelstein's book makes significant and novel theoretical contributions toward studying great and rising powers. * International Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Time Horizons and International Politics 2. The Arrival of Imperial Germany 3. The Rise of the United States 4. The Resurgence of Interwar Germany 5. The Origins of the Cold War 6. Conclusion and the Contemporary Rise of China Notes Index
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Cornell University Press Rebel Power
Book SynopsisMany of the world''s statesfrom Algeria to Ireland to the United Statesare the result of robust national movements that achieved independence. Many other national movements have failed in their attempts to achieve statehood, including the Basques, the Kurds, and the Palestinians. In Rebel Power, Peter Krause offers a powerful new theory to explain this variation focusing on the internal balance of power among nationalist groups, who cooperate with each other to establish a new state while simultaneously competing to lead it. The most powerful groups push to achieve states while they are in position to rule them, whereas weaker groups unlikely to gain the spoils of office are likely to become spoilers, employing risky, escalatory violence to forestall victory while they improve their position in the movement hierarchy. Hegemonic movements with one dominant group are therefore more likely to achieve statehood than internally competitive, fragmented movements due to their greateTrade ReviewEmpirically rich and logically rigorous, Krause's original approach will attract a lot of attention from scholars of nationalism and insurgency. * Choice *Brings together theoretical insights about intermovement dynamics, as well as detailed analyses of four national movements.... This work builds upon several recent contributions in the area of conflict studies. * Perspectives on Politics *A rare combination of elegant theorizing and rich empirical analysis, which will no doubt influence scholars' and policymakers' thinking for years to come. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of Contents1. Power, Violence, and Victory2. Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win3. The Palestinian National Movement: The Sisyphean Tragedy of Fragmentation4. The Zionist Movement: Victory Hanging in the Balance5. The Algerian National Movement: The Long, Bloody March to Hegemony6. The Irish National Movement: Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit7. The Politics of National Movements and the Future of Rebel Power
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Cornell University Press Rebel Power
Book SynopsisMany of the world''s statesfrom Algeria to Ireland to the United Statesare the result of robust national movements that achieved independence. Many other national movements have failed in their attempts to achieve statehood, including the Basques, the Kurds, and the Palestinians. In Rebel Power, Peter Krause offers a powerful new theory to explain this variation focusing on the internal balance of power among nationalist groups, who cooperate with each other to establish a new state while simultaneously competing to lead it. The most powerful groups push to achieve states while they are in position to rule them, whereas weaker groups unlikely to gain the spoils of office are likely to become spoilers, employing risky, escalatory violence to forestall victory while they improve their position in the movement hierarchy. Hegemonic movements with one dominant group are therefore more likely to achieve statehood than internally competitive, fragmented movements due to their greateTrade ReviewEmpirically rich and logically rigorous, Krause's original approach will attract a lot of attention from scholars of nationalism and insurgency. * Choice *Brings together theoretical insights about intermovement dynamics, as well as detailed analyses of four national movements.... This work builds upon several recent contributions in the area of conflict studies. * Perspectives on Politics *A rare combination of elegant theorizing and rich empirical analysis, which will no doubt influence scholars' and policymakers' thinking for years to come. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of Contents1. Power, Violence, and Victory2. Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win3. The Palestinian National Movement: The Sisyphean Tragedy of Fragmentation4. The Zionist Movement: Victory Hanging in the Balance5. The Algerian National Movement: The Long, Bloody March to Hegemony6. The Irish National Movement: Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit7. The Politics of National Movements and the Future of Rebel Power
£23.74
Cornell University Press Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China
Book SynopsisStrategic Adjustment and the Rise of China demonstrates how structural and domestic variables influence how East Asian states adjust their strategy in light of the rise of China, including how China manages its own emerging role as a regional great power. The contributors note that the shifting regional balance of power has fueled escalating tensions in East Asia and suggest that adjustment challenges are exacerbated by the politics of policymaking. International and domestic pressures on policymaking are reflected in maritime territorial disputes and in the broader range of regional security issues created by the rise of China.Adjusting to power shifts and managing a new regional order in the face of inevitable domestic pressure, including nationalism, is a challenging process. Both the United States and China have had to adjust to China''s expanded capabilities. China has sought an expanded influence in maritime East Asia; the United States has responded by consolidating itTrade ReviewEnhances our understanding of power and politics in East Asia, and will help policymakers, researchers, and students of international relations to follow the power transition caused by the rise of China. * Journal of Chinese Political Science *Fills some major gaps in strategy studies, and can serve either as a reference for policy makers and Asian specialists, or as a supplementary text for teachers and college students. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Domestic Politics and Nationalism in East Asian Security, Randall L. Schweller2. U.S.–China Relations From Unipolar Hedging toward Bipolar Balancing, Oystein Tunsjo3. Perception, Misperception, and Sensitivity: Chinese Economic Power and Preferences afte rhte 2008 Financial Crisis, Daniel W. Drezner4. Two Asias? China's Rise, Dual Structure, and the Alliance System in East Asia, Wang DongPart II Japan, South Korea, and the Rise of China: National Security and Nationalism5. Protecting the Status Quo: Japan's Response to the Rise of China, Ian bowers and Bjorn Elias Mikasen Gronning6. Popular Nationalism and Economic Interests in China's Japan Policy, James Reilly7. China's Rise and Security Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula, Chung-in MoonPart III Great Power Relations and Regional Conflict8. Threading the Needle: The South China Sea Disputes and U.S. China Relations9. The United States and China in Northeast Asia: Third-Party Coercion and Alliance Relations, Robert S. RossConclusion: East Asia at the Center: Power Shifts and Theory, Oystein Tunsjo
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Cornell University Press Secession and Security
Book SynopsisIn Secession and Security, Ahsan I. Butt argues that states rather than separatists determine whether a secessionist struggle will be peaceful, violent, or genocidal. He investigates the strategies, ranging from negotiated concessions to large-scale repression, adopted by states in response to separatist movements. Variations in the external security environment, Butt argues, influenced the leaders of the Ottoman Empire to use peaceful concessions against Armenians in 1908 but escalated to genocide against the same community in 1915; caused Israel to reject a Palestinian state in the 1990s; and shaped peaceful splits in Czechoslovakia in 1993 and the Norway-Sweden union in 1905. Butt focuses on two main casesPakistani reactions to Bengali and Baloch demands for independence in the 1970s and India''s responses to secessionist movements in Kashmir, Punjab, and Assam in the 1980s and 1990s. Butt''s deep historical approach to his subject will appeal tTrade ReviewCompellingly and authoritatively researched. The research design—a case study approach—is exquisite. The case selections and criteria for comparison are academically sound. Butt also had access to scores of personal interviews as well as extensive archival data. The result is a significant and timely contribution to the scholarship on state decision-making in the international arena. * Choice *The spectacular achievement of Butt's seminal study is that it offers a refreshing theoretical explanation as to why states employ different strategies against separatists and, more importantly, it does so by presenting facts in an unbiased fashion. Secession and Security's academic rigour, in-depth analysis, accessibility and balanced objectivity make it a highly commendable contribution to International Relations theory and conflict studies. Apart from general readers, I highly recommend this book to scholars and policy-makers engaged in understanding and resolving the puzzling equation of state–separatist dynamics. * International Affairs *Masterly. * Northeast Now *Ahsan Butt makes a useful contribution by highlighting the international framework in explaining state response to secessionist movements but his question is very narrowly defined looking at ethnic difference when its trajectory implicitly or explicitly is separatist. * Bloomsbury Pakistan *
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Cornell University Press The End of Grand Strategy
Book SynopsisIn The End of Grand Strategy, Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski challenge the common view of grand strategy as unitary. They eschew prescription of any one specific approach, chosen from a spectrum that stretches from global primacy to restraint and isolationism, in favor of describing what America's military actually does, day to day. They argue that a series of fundamental recent changes in the global system, the inevitable jostling of bureaucratic politics, and the practical limitations of field operations combine to ensure that each presidential administration inevitably resorts to a variety of strategies. Proponents of different American grand strategies have historically focused on the pivotal role of the Navy. In response, Reich and Dombrowski examine six major maritime operations, each of which reflects one major strategy. One size does not fit all, say the authorsthe attempt to impose a single overarching blueprint is no longer feasible. Reich and Dombrowski deTrade ReviewThe End of Grand Strategy should be widely read, first, to distinguish grand strategy from traditional strategy.... The second reason to read Reich and Dombrowski is to see the difficulties 21st-century decision makers confront in preparing to fight.... Today, a strategy’s aim almost always should be to establish what constitutes a satisfactory outcome rather than a clear-cut victory. A grand strategic goal should be expressed in terms of control that may take a long time to achieve and require great patience. I think Reich and Dombrowski have implied as much, and that is one more reason for reading their fine book. * Proceedings *Reich and Dombrowski’s approach offers a description of US grand strategic theory found in no other text and a set of developed case studies that flesh out each identified strategic approach.... The End of Grand Strategy presents highly comprehensible policy overviews and histories of each topic engaged with. * H-NET Reviews *Insightfully examines both the contemporary US NSS approach and current US Navy operations across the globe. While American-centric by intent, the book contains many concepts and ideas that smaller nations may find useful, especially in contemplating future multilateral naval operations, an area of growing importance. The book offers much for policymakers, military planners, academics and all those concerned with understanding the business of strategising. * The RUSI Journal *The End of Grand Strategy provides a balanced presentation based on broad research drawn from published government documents and secondary sources. Clear in argument and prose, the book accomplishes its goals by effectively relating the ways and means of sea power to specific regional grand strategies.... This work will appeal to both generalists and specialists of American national security and strategy. Upper level undergraduate, graduate, and war college students in national security, international relations, and strategic studies would especially benefit from this work. * The Journal of Military History *While the broad strokes of Reich and Dombrowski's theoretical argument are thought provoking, it is their descriptive empirical analysis that stands out for its concision and clarity. Any one of their empirical chapters could serve as a high-level primer on the topic it discusses. * Stategic Studies Quarterly *The book will be important for readers studying or involved in American politics and policy-making. It can also be recommended to students of American strategic thought and strategic planning, given the relatively low cost of the book. * international affairs *In this academic treatise, the authors challenge the notion of the effectiveness of a unified grand strategy and posit that in the current era a spectrum of strategies is needed depending on the region and the threats therein. * SeaPower Magazine *The authors make a positive contribution when they describe Iranian use of asymmetric warfare.[T] he book is useful to the reader because of the information it conveys: in particular, six strategies of American foreign policy; case studies of inter-allied maritime operations that strengthened regional military and political cooperation and enhanced US alliances (this is also important in the context of the increased use of military forces as a political instrument); case study on racing for the Arctic with a strategy of restraint; and adversary use of asymmetric warfare. * H-War *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Naval Operations and Grand Strategy in the New Security Environment 2. Comparing Grand Strategies—and Their Inherent Limitations 3. A Maritime Strategy of Primacy in the Persian Gulf 4. Playing a Follow-the-Leader Strategy on the High Seas 5. Pirates, Terrorists, and Formal Sponsorship 6. Navigating the Proliferation Security Initiative and Informal Sponsorship 7. Racing for the Arctic with a Strategy of Restraint 8. Controlling the Southern Maritime Approaches with an Isolationist Strategy Conclusion Appendixes 1. The Strategies of American Foreign Policy 2. Select Multilateral Exercises in the Indo-Pacific 3. PSI Multinational Exercises Notes Index
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Cornell University Press Twilight of the Titans
Book SynopsisIn Twilight of the Titans, Paul K. MacDonald and Joseph M. Parent examine great power transitions since 1870 to determine how declining powers choose to behave, identifying the strong incentives to moderate their behavior when the hierarchy of great powers is shifting. Challenging the conventional wisdom that such transitions push declining great powers to extreme measures, this book argues that intimidation, provocation, and preventive war are not the only alternatives to the loss of relative power and prestige. Using numerous case studies, MacDonald and Parent show how declining states tend to behave, the policy options they have, how rising states respond to those in decline, and what conditions reward particular strategic choices.Trade ReviewA meaningful contribution to the debate about whether the decline of a great power is to be feared as a cause of war in the international system. Parent and McDonald took a big, important question and tried to find an answer by aggregating what we know about both great powers and their mid-level counterparts. It is not simply an interesting academic question; they make a very strong case that fighting preventive wars is self-defeating for declining powers. * The Atlantic *A terrific contribution to the debate over the so-called Thucydides trap.... So much good data, smart analysis, and beautiful writing. * War on the Rocks *Unique, convincing and important. * Survival *The operative concepts in this volume are power, security, and interests and nary a word about identity and all that non-rationalist stuff of politics... Twilight of the Titans is tightly written and organized, with a brief index and copious notes. * Choice *Paul MacDonald and Joseph Parent bring to book-length form a very sensible and persuasive argument that they have been making for some time. Great power decline is not necessarily dangerous or even destabilizing. Countries can pursue strategies of retrenchment, either of "self-help" by cutting back spending or rejuvenating their economy, or of external adjustment in paring back commitments or cementing new friendships. Such strategies, MacDonald and Parent argue, need not be destabilizing. The countries experiencing decline can regain strength and confidence. -- Philip Zelikow, University of Virginia * H-Net *[French language review] * Études internationales *MacDonald and Parent have crafted a thought-provoking contribution to the canon on great power behavior. [T]he authors' incrementalist and transitory understanding of retrenchment represents an important insight for policymakers. * H-War *
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Cornell University Press Dark Pasts
Book SynopsisOver the past two decades, many states have heard demands that they recognize and apologize for historic wrongs. Such calls have not elicited uniform or predictable responses. While some states have apologized for past crimes, others continue to silence, deny, and relativize dark pasts. What explains the tremendous variation in how states deal...Trade ReviewDixon offers valuable insights into how a country addresses its past horrors. This book offers some reassurance to those who fight for change, demonstrating that their efforts can be effective. * Choice *Dixon has made an extremely valuable contribution to the growing and vibrant literature on the politics of memory and apology. Dark Pasts deserves to be widely read in the scholarly community and is sure to find use in graduate seminars and advanced undergraduate courses. * Perspectives on Politics *The book powerfully demonstrates how Japan and Turkey have walked the tightrope of maintaining "plausibility and legitimacy". Through interviews with diplomats and analysts and the exploration of textbooks, newspapers, and other publications, Dixon distills more than fifty years' worth of official narrative in two states five thousand miles apart into a well-argued, systematic analysis of governments' struggles with uncomfortable truths. * H-Diplo *Jennifer Dixon has written a path-breaking book that is a model of scholarship, one rich in both detail and analysis, and beautifully written. * Genocide Studies International *The official narratives of Turkey and Japan in regard to their respective 'dark pasts,' like Dixon's book cover, are both deceptively aesthetic on the surface while containing many layers. Dixon unpacks them well. * The Armenian Weekly *Jennifer Dixon has made a substantive contribution to the study of state narratives with Dark Pasts.... In this elegant and riveting book, Dixon develops a causal model of narrative change for state denial or apology for atrocities committed against civilians.... Dixon's range of methods...makes her own storytelling in the book emotionally vibrant and thus eminently readable, while also being rigorously supported with empirical evidence. * Political Psychology *Dark Pasts will be a reference for studies of memory politics in all parts of the world with troubled pasts. The book's excellence in collecting and analyzing archival and interview data should guide historically informed social science scholarship. The theoretical framework and the findings give scholars of history, memory, human rights, nationalism, and international relations much to think about and debate. * Nationalities Papers *Dark Pasts represents an important advancement in the study of atrocities, state memory, and international norms. This book will be of value to scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates interested in human rights and questions of post-conflict justice more generally, as well as Turkey and Japan more specifically. * Nations and Nationalism *Dark Pasts is not only a fascinating account of Turkish and Japanese narrative change; it also valuably contributes to scholarship on what makes certain forms of politics possible and impossible in varying contexts... helps us understand not only why states struggle with contrition, but also how international legitimacy seeking tempers nationalist glorification of human rights abuses. * Journal of Genocide Research *Table of ContentsList of Acronyms Acknowledgments Introduction: Coming to Terms with Dark Pasts? 1. Changing the State's Story 2. The Armenian Genocide and Its Aftermath 3. From Silencing to Mythmaking (1950–early 1990s) 4. Playing Hardball (1994–2008) 5. The Nanjing Massacre and the Second Sino-Japanese War 6. "History Issues" in the Postwar Period (1952–1989) 7. Unfreezing the Question of History (1990–2008) Conclusion: The Politics of Dark Pasts Appendix 1: Research Conducted Appendix 2: Turkish High School History Textbooks Analyzed Notes References Index
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Cornell University Press When Right Makes Might
Book SynopsisWhy do great powers accommodate the rise of some challengers but contain and confront others, even at the risk of war? When Right Makes Might proposes that the ways in which a rising power legitimizes its expansionist aims significantly shapes great power responses. Stacie E. Goddard theorizes that when faced with a new challenger, great powers will attempt to divine the challenger's intentions: does it pose a revolutionary threat to the system or can it be incorporated into the existing international order? Goddard departs from conventional theories of international relations by arguing that great powers come to understand a contender's intentions not only through objective capabilities or costly signals but by observing how a rising power justifies its behavior to its audience. To understand the dynamics of rising powers, then, we must take seriously the role of legitimacy in international relations.A rising power's ability to expand depends as much on its claims to Trade ReviewThis social constructivist alternative to a rationalist approach to international security is welcome. * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments 1. The Great Powers' Dilemma: Uncertainty, Intentions, and Rising Power Politics 2. The Politics of Legitimacy: How a Rising Power's Right Makes Might 3. America's Ambiguous Ambition: Britain and the Accommodation of the United States, 1817–23 4. Prussia's Rule-Bound Revolution: Europe and the Destruction of the Balance of Power, 1863–64 5. Germany's Rhetorical Rage: Britain and the Abandonment of Appeasement, 1938–39 6. Japan's Folly: The Conquest of Manchuria, 1931–33 7. Conclusion: Legitimacy, Power, and Strategy in World Politics Notes Index
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Cornell University Press Constructing Allied Cooperation
Book SynopsisHow do states overcome problems of collective action in the face of human atrocities, terrorism and the threat of weapons of mass destruction? How does international burden-sharing in this context look like: between the rich and the poor; the big and the small? These are the questions Marina E. Henke addresses in her new book Constructing Allied Cooperation. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of 80 multilateral military coalitions, Henke demonstrates that coalitions do not emerge naturally. Rather, pivotal states deliberately build them. They develop operational plans and bargain suitable third parties into the coalition, purposefully using their bilateral and multilateral diplomatic connectionswhat Henke terms diplomatic embeddednessas a resource. As Constructing Allied Cooperation shows, these ties constitute an invaluable state capability to engage others in collective action: they are tools to construct cooperation.Pulling apart the strategTrade ReviewThe impressive study provides one of the best efforts yet to understand how and why states have built coalitions to pursue military operations... Henke demonstrates the importance of diplomacy and leadership in building a successful coalition. * Foreign Affairs *If you wish to understand the inner workings of coalition creation, this is the book for you. At a time when the Department of State has been devalued, this book helps to demonstrate exactly when maintaining a deep and extensive diplomatic staff around the globe is of keen US national security interest. * H-Net *Henke opens with her theoretical argument, then launches into a quantitative analysis of 80 multilateral military coalitions. These richly detailed case studies enliven this innovative, interesting, and convincing book, which serves not only as a scholarly work but as a manual for would-be pivotal states on constructing a multilateral military coalition * Choice *Marina E. Henke's Constructing Allied Cooperation, is an impressive book that proposes a novel mechanism behind the formation of short-term military coalitions. * International Peacekeeping *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1. The Puzzle of Organizing Collective Action 2. Constructing Multilateral Military Coalitions 3. A Quantitative Test: What Factors Influence Multilateral Military Coalition Building? 4. Chaining Communists:: The Korean War (1950–1953) 5. Saving Darfur: UNAMID (2007–) 6. Fighting for Independence in East Timor: INTERFET (1999–2000) 7. Resisting Rebels in Chad and the Central African Republic: EUFOR Chad-CAR (2008–2009) 8. Power, Diplomacy, and Diplomatic Networks Notes Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press Rebel Politics
Book SynopsisRebel Politics analyzes the changing dynamics of the civil war in Myanmar, one of the most entrenched armed conflicts in the world. Since 2011, a national peace process has gone hand-in-hand with escalating ethnic conflict. The Karen National Union (KNU), previously known for its uncompromising stance against the central government of Myanmar, became a leader in the peace process after it signed a ceasefire in 2012. Meanwhile, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) returned to the trenches in 2011 after its own seventeen-year-long ceasefire broke down. To understand these puzzling changes, Brenner conducted ethnographic fieldwork among the KNU and KIO, analyzing the relations between rebel leaders, their rank-and-file, and local communities in the context of wider political and geopolitical transformations. Drawing on Political Sociology, Rebel Politics explains how revolutionary elites capture and lose legitimacy within their own movements and how these internal cTrade Review"Rebel Politics is underpinned by years of extraordinary fieldwork, including unprecedented access to the leaders of some of Myanmar's ethnic-minority rebel groups. It is a pathbreaking book, essential reading not only for Myanmar-watchers but also anyone interested in insurgencies and state formation." -- Lee Jones, Queen Mary University of London, author of Societies Under SiegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Note on Citation Introduction: Playing the Long Game 1. Teaching Revenge: Social Aspirations and the Fragmented Subject of Early Modern Conduct Books 2. Feeling Revenge: Emotional Transmission and Contagious Vengeance in Donne's Deaths Duell 3. Fantasizing about Revenge: Vagrancy and the Formation of the Social Body in Shakespeare's 2 Henry VI and Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller 4. Commemorating Revenge: Mourning, Memory, and Retributive Alternatives in the English Interregnum Afterword: What Remains of Civil Vengeance? Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press Special Duty
Book SynopsisThe prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar historyone of limited Japanese power despite growing insighthas also been problematic for national security.In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past centurycombined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environmenthave convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight. Using examples of excessive hubris and debilitating bureaucratic competition before the Asia-Pacific War, the unavoidable dependence onTrade ReviewFocusing on intelligence gathering by the modern Japanese state from 1895, the author's insights into pre-war "hubris and debilitating bureaucratic competition" and postwar reliance on the U.S. will attract fans of both geopolitical and military history. * Japan Times *This engrossing history of Japanese intelligence demonstrates how such changes have made Japan a better security partner for the United States while preparing the country to stand on its own if the U.S. security guarantee loses its credibility. * Foreign Affairs *A thorough, and thoroughly alarming, treatment of the subject matter, this book is a valuable contribution to the study of intelligence. * Choice *Samuels takes on on the bumpy and at times wacky of journey of Japanese intelligence. [It} provides an excellent, exhaustive insight into that which has gone before, and poses some unsettling questions as to the way forward. It is, indeed, a timely book of great value to policy makers, scholars, and students. * Journal of Military History *Special Duty is an excellent study, meticulously researched and well written. It fills a vital gap in current scholarship, as there is a dearth of reliable historical accounts of Japanese intelligence, especially of the postwar period. The work is essential reading for historians of modern Japan, scholars of intelligence, and any reader interested in the Japanese intelligence community. * Monumenta Nipponica *Samuels has presented an ambitious study of Japanese intelligence. It is a history of expansion, accommodation, tinkering, reimaging, and reengineering. It is the story of the poor political leadership and lack of vision. The result is one of turmoil and change with minimal progress until very recently. Samuels' book is a study of the political process of creating a viable intelligence community – and the price of lacking political leadership. This is an important book that captures an important story of the eventual attempt to develop a Japanese intelligence community. * Intelligence and National Security *Richard Samuels has produced an informative book about the evolution and current state of the Japanese intelligence community. * Survival: Global politics and strategy *Richard Samuels, a professor at MIT and renowned Japanese expert, has written the definitive history of Japan's intelligence community —- or lack thereof. * Global Asia *Special Duty provides, to date, the only comprehensive, single-volume study of the Japanese intelligence community available in English in decades. [It is] a superb volume that stands out for its seamless integration of a wide range of Japanese- and English-language sources into a book that will surely be seen as the defi nitive study of this topic—in any language—for years to come. * The Journal of Japanese Studies *The first significant academic book in English, Samuel's magisterial work on Japan's postwar intelligence community will be the standard work on the subject for years to come. * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Driving Intelligence 2. Expanding Special Duties (1895-1945) 3. Accommodating Defeat (1945-1991) 4. Tinkering with Failure (1991-2001) 5. Reimagining Possibilities (2001-2013) 6. Reengineering the Intelligence Community (2013-) 7. The Past and Future of Japanese Intelligence Notes Bibliography Index
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Cornell University Press Reputation for Resolve
Book SynopsisHow do reputations form in international politics? What influence do these reputations have on the conduct of international affairs? In Reputation for Resolve, Danielle L. Lupton takes a new approach to answering these enduring and hotly debated questions by shifting the focus away from the reputations of countries and instead examining the reputations of individual leaders.Lupton argues that new leaders establish personal reputations for resolve that are separate from the reputations of their predecessors and from the reputations of their states. Using innovative survey experiments and in-depth archival research, she finds that leaders acquire personal reputations for resolve based on their foreign policy statements and behavior. Reputation for Resolve shows that statements create expectations of how leaders will react to foreign policy crises in the future and that leaders who fail to meet expectations of resolute action face harsh reputational consequences.Trade ReviewLupton skillfully achieves her goals and much more, making a compelling case that reputations matter a great deal for leaders navigating the domain of international relations. Students, scholars, and policy makers should greatly profit from a thoughtful reading of this work. * Choice *This is an important book that is a welcome addition to the ongoing research on reputation and foreign policy, while also having important policy implications. In addition to its novel theoretical contribution, Lupton's study is also valuable in demonstrating the validity of a multimethod approach through her well-crafted qualitative and experimental research design. As such, Reputation for Resolve should have a strong appeal to diverse audiences, ranging from scholars and students of international politics to the broader policy community. * Perspectives on Politics *Lupton's work is especially innovative for combining a micro-foundational perspective on her research question, through process tracing survey experiments that manipulate key features of both context and leader behavior, with case studies that probe how Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev evaluated two US presidents—Dwight Eisenhower and Kennedy—through a reputational lens. * World Politics *Reputation of Resolve is sure to become essential reading for scholars of reputation, signaling, and credibility * Brian Blankenship, University of Miami *Reputation for Resolve is essential reading for international relations scholars who are interested in reputation, leaders, and crisis diplomacy. Lupton crafts an elegant and intuitive theory while ably addressing both the reputation supporters and skeptics upon whose work she builds. She also brings nuance to bear on her argument, deftly integrating additional factors like situational assessments and power/capabilities * Kathleen Powers, Dartmouth University *Lupton brings clarity to the ongoing debate about reputations and their effects in international security. Most importantly, her innovative focus on leader-specific reputations shows that both leaders and states can have reputations for resolve (or for irresolute action), and that these reputations interact in interesting ways. * Jennifer Spindel, University of New Hampshire *Danielle Lupton's Reputation for Resolve makes a very welcome contribution to what has become an exciting new wave of research on reputation in international politics. [I]t does so with clarity, a wealth of empirical evidence, top-notch writing, and masterful organization.Reputation of Resolve is sure to become essential reading for scholars of reputation, signaling, and credibility. * H-Diplo, Biran Blankenship *Reputation for Resolve combines rigorous experiments with qualitative case studies, a multi-method approach that addresses both internal and external validity.[It]i s essential reading for international relations scholars who are interested in reputation, leaders, and crisis diplomacy. * H-Dilpo, Kathleen Powers *Lupton brings clarity to the ongoing debate about reputations and their effects in international security. This should be a boon both for scholars looking to use Amazon's MTurk platform for survey research in international relations, and to scholars who are interested in studying how perceptions form and change over time. * H-Dilpo, Jennifer Spindel *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Leaders and Their Reputations for Resolve Matter 1. How Leaders Establish Reputations for Resolve 2. How Leader-Specific Reputations Form and Change across Repeated Interactions 3. How Contextual Factors Influence Leader-Specific Reputations 4. A Reputation for Resolute Action: Eisenhower and Berlin 5. A Reputation for Irresolute Action: Kennedy, Berlin, and Cuba Conclusion: Lessons in Leader-Specific Reputations for Resolve
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Cornell University Press The Oil Wars Myth
Book SynopsisDo countries fight wars for oil? Given the resource''s exceptional military and economic importance, most people assume that states will do anything to obtain it. Challenging this conventional wisdom, The Oil Wars Myth reveals that countries do not launch major conflicts to acquire petroleum resources. Emily Meierding argues that the costs of foreign invasion, territorial occupation, international retaliation, and damage to oil company relations deter even the most powerful countries from initiating classic oil wars. Examining a century of interstate violence, she demonstrates that, at most, countries have engaged in mild sparring to advance their petroleum ambitions.The Oil Wars Myth elaborates on these findings by reassessing the presumed oil motives for many of the twentieth century''s most prominent international conflicts: World War II, the two American Gulf wars, the IranIraq War, the Falklands/Malvinas War, and the Chaco War. These case studies show that Trade ReviewMeirerding's book is a great contribution to the literature on international relations. The book is an important read for historians, political scientists, and international relations experts interested in the connection, or lack of, between key commodities and natural resources, and interstate conflicts. * H-Net Reviews *Meierding's, The Oil Wars Myth [is an] admirable and well-researched book, therefore, challeng[ing] many existing assumptions about the nexus between international security, petroleum resources, and the likelihood of conflict and wars. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Blood and Oil 1. From Value to Violence: Connecting Oil and War 2. Explaining the Oil Wars Myth: Mad Max and El Dorado 3. Why Classic Oil Wars Do Not Pay 4. Searching for Classic Oil Wars 5. Red Herrings: The Chaco and Iran–Iraq Wars 6. Oil Spats: The Falkland/Malvinas Islands Dispute 7. Oil Campaigns: World War II 8. Oil Gambit: Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait Conclusion: Petro-Myths and Petro-Realities
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Cornell University Press Black Gold and Blackmail
Book SynopsisBlack Gold and Blackmail seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically motivated disruptions. In extreme cases, such as Imperial Japan in 1941, great powers fought wars to grab oil territory in anticipation of a potential embargo by the Allies; in other instances, such as Germany in the early Nazi period, states chose relatively subdued measures like oil alliances or domestic policies to conserve oil. What accounts for this variation? Fundamentally, it is puzzling that great powers fear oil coercion at all because the global market makes oil sanctions very difficult to enforce.Rosemary A. Kelanic argues that two variables determine what strategy a great power will adopt: the petroleum deficit, which measures how much oil the state produces domestically compared to what it needs for its strategic objectives; and disruptibility, which estimates the susceptibility of a state''s oil imports to military interdTrade ReviewKelanic takes a deep dive into national governments' strategies to protect their access to oil by imagining how bad actors might interfere and by developing 'anticipatory strategies' to protect access. Her arguments are forceful and... convincing. * The Middle East Journal *Kelanic's, Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics is deeply engaging and [an] important book that advance[s] our knowledge on the politics of energy security. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Ubiquity of Oil 1. A Theory of Strategic Anticipation 2. Oil and Military Effectiveness 3. Qualitative Methods for Testing the Theory 4. British Vulnerability and the Conquest of Mesopotamia 5. The Oil Strategies of Nazi Germany 6. American Efforts to Avoid Vulnerability 7. Empirical Tests with Fuzzy-Set QCA Conclusion: Oil and the Future of Great Power Politics
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Cornell University Press Crippling Leviathan
Book SynopsisPolicymakers worry that ungoverned spaces pose dangers to security and development. Why do such spaces exist beyond the authority of the state? Earlier scholarshipwhich addressed this question with a list of domestic failuresoverlooked the crucial role that international politics play. In this shrewd book, Melissa M. Lee argues that foreign subversion undermines state authority and promotes ungoverned space. Enemy governments empower insurgents to destabilize the state and create ungoverned territory. This kind of foreign subversion is a powerful instrument of modern statecraft. But though subversion is less visible and less costly than conventional force, it has insidious effects on governance in the target state.To demonstrate the harmful consequences of foreign subversion for state authority, Crippling Leviathan marshals a wealth of evidence and presents in-depth studies of Russia''s relations with the post-Soviet states, Malaysian subversion of the Philippines in tTrade ReviewLee's pathbreaking book provides the best study yet of how ungoverned spaces have become important in international conflict. * Foreign Affairs *Melissa Lee's superb new book challenges both the conventional wisdom and the qualification to identify an overlooked way in which conflictual relations between two states since 1960 have served to weaken, rather than strengthen, one of the disputants. * Perspective on Politics *Lee has written nothing short of a cornerstone book for any international relations or comparative politics scholar. * Security Studies Quarterly *As a whole, Crippling Leviathan stands at the intersection of comparative politics and international relations and makes contributions to both fields. Lee's chief theoretical insight is that state formation and consolidation—central concepts to scholarly work in both comparative politics and international relations—is not merely a domestic, but also a transnational process. Lee's chief empirical contribution is the creative and thoughtful measures for state capacity. * International Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The International Dimensions of State Weakness 1. The State of State Authority 2. The Strategy of Foreign Subversion 3. Hostile Neighbors, Weak Peripheries 4. The Roots of Subversion 5. Undermining State Authority in the Philippines 6. Undermining State Authority in Cambodia Conclusion: The Leviathan, Crippled
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