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Pentagon Press Security Deficit: Comprehensive Internal Security
Book SynopsisSecurity Deficit: Comprehensive Internal Security Strategy For India by N. Manoharan
£999.99
Pentagon Press Building Army's Human Resource: For
Book SynopsisThis book portrays how the peculiarities of sub-conventional warfare impact the soldiers and what needs to be done to address the ill effects by various agencies at macro as well as micro level. Specially, it brings out the methodology to sustain motivation of troops in this special warfare and suggests measures to optimize their stress levels. Through this book, the author has brought out various issues which cause extraordinary stress among army personnel operating in sub-conventional warfare environment. The issue assumes greater significance due to the fact that soldiers trained in conventional warfare tactics suffer higher levels of stress when employed for sub-conventional operations. Various realistic recommendations have been made to address stress related issues in the army. The bearings of this study are universal with special reference to Indian context. This book has tried to highlight some of the basic issues that need to be addressed to build army's human resource for sub-conventional warfare, while keeping their conventional warfare capability intact. Sub-conventional operations put tremendous professional and psychological pressures on military leaders and troops. Therefore, the importance of sustaining their motivation and morale in these circumstances, assumes added importance, which if not addressed in right earnest, can well manifest in the form of stress, tension, frustration, anger and cumulatively result in below par performance as a combat outfit. The analyses presented in this book reflect upon the need of understanding sub-conventional warfare, its impact on the psyche of participating troops and adopting methodology to develop army's human resource by sustaining their motivational levels through stress optimization process.
£999.99
Pentagon Press Internal Armed Conflict in India
Book SynopsisThe book is about internal armed conflict insurgency and counter-insurgency-in India: the Constitution describes it as armed rebellion . It is based on the premise that internal armed conflict within the country will persist and that the military will, perforce, have to continue to play a significant role in its management and resolution.
£26.21
Pentagon Press Military Confidence-Building and India-China
Book SynopsisThere is widespread consensus that as two rising powers, India and China will have progressively more to do together at the regional and global levels and that their cooperation needs to be strengthened and expanded. This book represents the first occasion where academic specialists and retired military personnel from both countries have come together with serving military officers to give their views on a number of important and sensitive topics ranging from nuclear CBMs to maritime cooperation to terrorism. It is hoped that the debates engendered in this volume, will contribute to better understanding and the improvement of bilateral ties not just in the security domain but also in other fields in which the two countries are increasingly engaged.
£29.21
Pentagon Press Spectrum of Modern Warfare
Book SynopsisTraces the evolution of warfare over the past two centuries. It covers the momentous changes in warfare, both conventional and unconventional, and evaluates how unconventional warfare-which is the pre-dominant form today has impacted war-fighting concepts across the globe. The book takes us into the emerging arenas of war, including space and cyberspace. It evaluates the impact of technology and shows how dwindling resources and the scourge of global warming can precipitate conflict in the future. The major wars that have been fought in the 21st Century have been examined. It also peeks into the future and provides realistic scenarios of future conflict in the flashpoints of Korea, the Middle East, India-Pakistan, India-China and the major impending conflict of this century; the clash between USA and China. Its range of scope and vision reveals a deep insight and helps provide a fascinating perspective on the nature of modern conflict.
£32.96
Pentagon Press South Asia Defence and Strategic Year Book
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£88.49
Pentagon Press The Arthaśāstra in a Transcultural Perspective:
Book SynopsisThis book is the product of a collaborative effort by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University; and Institute of South Asian Studies, National University Singapore. The volume contains papers exploring Kautilya's Arthasastra in a transcultural perspective, comparing it with the thoughts of Sun-Zi, Nizam al-Mulk, Barani and Machiavelli. It is agreed that the field of modern International Relations (IR) and Political Theory is predominantly Eurocentric, and based on European sources of philosophy and history. But, nowadays, scholars have been exploring the possibility of a world intellectual history, as ideas are dynamic throughout temporal and geographical spaces. They transform, hybridise and travel long distances over a period of time in such a manner that they appear belonging to the place where we find them at a particular point of time. It is also intriguing to observe that India, with a long civilisational and philosophical history, is credited with no contribution to the evolution of the modern IR and Political Theory. Therefore, this volume explores the philosophical systems, thought-figures and ancient cultural spaces, on the path from India to Europe, looking for any possibility of Kautilya's Arthasastra, the most comprehensive and systematic text available on art of governance from ancient India, having interacted and influenced the evolution of IR and Political Theory that are considered as originally European intellectual contributions. We note that the chapters in this book give ample and convincing reasons for initially believing in the Arthasastra’s value for the evolution of IR and Political Theory, and making further research on Indian contribution to the intellectual history of IR and Political Theory a desideratum.
£999.99
Regal Publications International Terrorism and World Politics
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£44.62
Regal Publications Peace and Security: In Search of a New Paradigm
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£32.99
Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis Asian Security in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisContributed articles presented at an international conference held in 1999.
£999.99
Knowledge World International Nuclear Strategy
Book SynopsisThis book provides pointers on how India's nuclear strategy, in the prevailing security environment, should put together the building blocks of credible deterrence in order to minimise, if not removethe chance of nuclear use.
£999.99
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd India's National Security: Annual Review 2008
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£29.62
Pentagon Press Great Military Classics: Surprise
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£17.24
Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd India's Nuclear Titans: Biographical Tales
Book SynopsisThrough interesting anecdotes from the lives of these great personalities, the book aims to give a brief but complete picture of Indiaâs nuclear story.
£19.19
Vaktel Forlag The Ardennes 1944-1945 Volume II: Hitlers Winter
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£79.20
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Indian National Security: Misguided Men and
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£39.42
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Army Aviation in Modern Warfare
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£999.99
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Non-State Actors and Weapons of Mass Destruction:
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£5.48
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Nuclear Pakistan
Book SynopsisPakistan relies on nuclear weapons to counter Indian military superiority and as a shield against aggression. Its strategy includes covert war through terrorism, rationalized as a deterrent. The growing instability and threat of state failure have increased Pakistan's reliance on nuclear weapons.
£35.14
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Recollections of the Se La-Bomdila Debacle 1962
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£999.99
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Clashing Titans: Military Strategy and Insecurity
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£35.62
KW Publishers Pvt Ltd The Ladder of His Life: Biography of Air Chief
Book SynopsisThe Ladder of his Life follows Air Chief Marshal Idris Latif's journey from fighter pilot to Chief of the Indian Air Force, Governor of Maharashtra, and Ambassador to France. It highlights his achievements, challenges faced, and interactions with prominent personalities, showcasing his dedication to service and national significance.
£29.62
Gaurav Book Centre Pakistan, ISI and Hunt for Terror
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£35.99
Pentagon Press INDIA Pre and Post-Independence,: Indo-China War
Book SynopsisFrom his student days of ‘Quit India Movement’, Indian Independence, the 1947-48 Jammu & Kashmir Operations, civil service during the turbulent days in the North-East Frontier, diplomatic tumult in Tibet and Afghanistan, and finally, to the mainstream of national bureaucracy including the days of Emergency, Mr KC Johorey has seen it all—the India we see today, he’s seein it shape up and evolve. More remarkably, this soldier-civil servant witnessed the momentous events of the days of the Independence and through to the mid-1980s, with a mind dedicated to nationalism and a heart ruled by sense of self-less, honest and effective service to the society and the nation.This book is an account of Mr Johorey’s extraordinary journey of service life, which inspired his younger fellow Bengal Sapper, General Banerjee, to record it in the form of this book. Staying clear of personal matters, this book is a narrative of public events participated by Mr Johorey spanning the period of the late 1930s to mid-1980s. Practitioners of political science, public administration and history would find this book particularly fascinating when events and episodes unknown so far are revealed in its pages. Even for general readers, the narrative would reveal so much more than meets the eye.
£41.75
Pentagon Press China's Expanding Military Maritime Footprint in
Book SynopsisSignificance of the great expanse of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) comes from its centrality to global trade and as a conduit of energy supply to the Asiatic powers. In fulfilment of its ‘Chinese Dream’ therefore, China has found added interests over the Indian Ocean and its littoral nations. Accordingly, it has launched a massive programme to establish itself in this Region.The concern, however, comes from the intent, means and methods that China has adopted in registering its strategic domination over the IOR based on military power projection, a policy which it views as a prerequisite to the achievement of global power status. Further, peninsular India’s geographical gifted position in the IOR makes China imagine India as a rival and an obstacle to its hegemonic goals.This monograph is a factual description of the PRC's strategy to displace India from its natural advantages – geographic as well as cultural - in the IOR, and so marginalise it in the neighbourhood. The paper then goes on to offer certain recommendations that would protect Indian as well as the sub-continental interests against China’s irascible over-bearance.
£11.96
Pentagon Press DAY THAT CHANGED IT ALL
Book SynopsisAn amazing journey of an Infantry Unit, so proud of its heritage, to find itself at the Nadir, helped by circumstances – when its Commanding Officer was lost to an impulsive soldier's bullets; officer, men and weapon were lost in quick succession; Counter Terrorist operations went awfully wrong – there seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel. Morale of the Unit was at its lowest; others viewed it with circumspection and the question in every mind was, will the unit be able to bounce back?!The Unit held its nerves, helped by resilience of its brave officers, JCOs and men; eager to redeem its 'Name' and 'Izzat'-so dear to a soldier. The Unit fought back to regain its lost glory – but not without paying its cost in sweat and blood!The Day That Changed it All is written in the precise and unassuming language of a soldier. For the military reader, every page is full of lessons, big and small, in the craft of soldiering. It is one of the few works that explain simply and in lucid detail how a leader can drive his command to any extent of performance by training and motivation, how caring and preparation will any day outshine fear of punishment.Though a military book, it is a must-read for ‘civilians’ spanning a wide range of age, profession and experience. It has long been understood, but not often acknowledged, that running a successful army infantry unit is the final word on leadership and management. The art of motivation and activation of human resource is the forte of any successful army, especially so the infantry, since manpower is its particular strength and specialty. Any non-military leader, manager, student or admirer of the art of leadership would do well to read this masterpiece of caring, motivation and application of all that makes heroes out of men and winners out of teams. There are compelling descriptions of dangerous operations, sometimes carried out with surgical precision and sometimes fallen to the undeterminable hand of fate. Definitely, a must-read for all thinking people, military or otherwise.
£19.46
Pentagon Press Mission Victory India: A Key to Quality Combat
Book SynopsisOver the last 70 years, ever since independence, the Indian Armed Forces have been repeatedly tested by multifarious threats and challenges from our adversaries across the border. The conflicts/wars of 1947/48, 1962, 1965, 1971 & 1999 have been acid tests for the Indian military might, economic strength, united will, resilience and resolve. Have the armed forces and nation learnt any valuable lessons from these wars?Sadly, India has failed to honestly review, identify and overcome many of their military weaknesses and shortcomings which are now deep rooted problems and unresolved issues. Equipping and arming the armed forces is an imperative need that must be met. However, there is a critical and neglected dimension, that of `quality military manpower` and `military combat leadership`, that needs paramount attention. The 21st century brings threats in the form of designer, hybrid, cyber, aerospace and nuclear wars. These are in addition to the conventional wars that are still a reality today. All these, in totality, constitute a multiplicity of threats confronting their collective military might. Enhanced quality `combat military leadership` at all levels would surely help in effectively confronting these challenges.Mission Victory India is Volume 5 of the Victory India Campaign(2010-2018) books. While retaining its leadership enhancement perspective, the campaign is no more restricted to issues of selection and training of military officers but goes way beyond to cover numerous complex issues of military and national importance; with focus solely on strengthening the armed forces and nation.
£33.20
Pentagon Press Third Battalion The Rajputana Rifles `Waffadar
Book SynopsisFor centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in India. In the 16th and 17th centuries, India called out to those in search of riches and adventure. The British were the last European Nation to sail to India to trade. The British Empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600 by the Royal Charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade with India. In two centuries, the East India Company became Master of a vast country, by extortion, doublespeak and outright corruption, backed by violence and superior force composed of Indians.The British had come as adventurers but found the lure of this country too strong not to adopt to some customs and traditions of local population. In military organizations the British initially adopted the system of allowing Kings to rule but appointed British Regents. The history of the 3rd Battalion shifts the centre of gravity of success onto the Indian Officers who being `waffadar` rode the tide to establish the British Empire in India. The British were ruthless in ensuring discipline and fidelity. The book is set in chronological order as events unfolded, but also narrates events and draws some important lessons out of it.The Battalion within a month of raising was put to test at Pritchetgarh. It was actively involved in eliminating the remnants of the Peshwa Army. The Battalion was used to suppress and bring Gujarat and Kutch under control of the British Empire. Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda was Browbeaten. The Battalion formed part of the Army of the Indus. It primarily secured the Sindh and kept the Amirs of Sindh under control. It was here that battalion marched 40 miles within 24 hours to ensure Sher Mohamed, the `Lion of Manipur` withdrew his force from Tatta.The battalion participated in the Persian Campaign of 1856 in the Battles of Bushire and Khushab. In 185, the Battalion was at Satara and ensured no rebellion takes place. For its loyalty the battalion was designated `Waffadar Paltan`.The battalion saw action in China during the Boxer rebellion and in Aden. It also had the privilege of hosting His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, in 1875. The battalion participated in Mesopotamia and then in North West Persia during World War I. The Battalion participated in the Coronation Hockey Tournament and was runner up. Musketry had always been its core strength. The recruiting base of the battalion kept on changing as the British Empire expanded. From Marathi and Konkanis, the recruitment base expanded to Rajputs, Muslims from Gujarat and Central India.The book extensively covers the structure changes such as double battalion, double companies, linked battalions, mounted infantry, camp followers.There is enough fresh scholarship and exploration of the pain and joy in accomplishment of a mission. Failures have been narrated along with successes. In Army all is not war. The book covers social aspects, life at the outposts and interpersonal relationships as well as reforms.
£61.75
Pentagon Press China Pakistan Military Nexus: Implications for
Book SynopsisPakistan and China enjoy exemplary friendly ties, which have been expanding and becoming even deeper with time. China’s main geopolitical focus in South Asia is to restrain India as a competitor by using Pakistan as a proxy. China’s growing economic and security relation with Pakistan, and the unholy nexus between the two, remains a major worry for India as the growing Chinese involvement is bound to erode India’s influence in the region. Another area of concern has been the lack of credible Indian deterrence to the hybrid threats that it faces as a result of such collusivity between Pakistan and China.This book is the culmination of a series of discussions held under the aegis of the United Service Institution of India on the subject of Sino-Pak Collusivity and Hybrid Warfare. The book contains details on Concepts and Determinants of Hybrid Warfare, an objective assessment of the China–Pakistan Collusive Threats and their Implication for India, and makes Policy recommendations for India in the Time-Frame up to 2030.
£54.15
Pentagon Press Brahmand World Defence Update 2024
Book SynopsisTilting The Balance of Power in Taiwan Strait and a Highlight on 25 Supersonic Years of BRAHMOS: A Testimony of India and Russia`s Time-Tested Strategic Relationship.
£149.62
Ferozsons Ltd ,Pakistan In the ring and on its feet Pakistan air force in
Book SynopsisVery detailed account of the air war with facts and figures properly quoted. Truly an unbiased review of the war. The author not only covered incidents from war but also the 71 war in general. The factors that led to war and also brief review of the aftermath.
£19.79
Paramount Publishing Enterprise Civil-Military Equation in Pakistan: Perceptions
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£13.49
AL-ABBAS International The Roots of Violent Activism in South Asia
Book SynopsisThe Roots Of Violent Islamic Activism In South Asia by Farhan Zahid
£9.74
Peace Publications Revisiting Pakistan's National Security Dilemma
Book SynopsisThe report analyzes the market for synthetic organic fluorescent brightening agents in Mexico, examining import/export trends, key countries involved, and market importance. It provides insights for strategic planners and managers in the industry.
£24.74
Peace Publications Escalation Patterns in South Asia:: Future of
Book SynopsisEscalation Patterns in South Asia: Future of Credible Deterrence by Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
£999.99
University Press Ltd ,Bangladesh Plight of the Stateless Rohingyas: Responses of
Book SynopsisThe Rohingya refugee problem stems from historical trajectories, leading to statelessness and refugeehood due to persecution and discrimination. Multiple factors contribute to their situation, requiring a collaborative effort from various stakeholders to address security threats and socio-economic impacts.
£13.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Background Issues, Conflict Developments, and International Policy Responses
Book SynopsisOn 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale air, land, and sea attack on the independent and democratic state of Ukraine. The United States and its allies around the world have condemned Russia's 'unprecedented military aggression' as 'unprovoked and unjustified.' The United States and allies, including the European Union (EU), EU members, and the United Kingdom (UK), have provided or pledged new military assistance to Ukraine. Members of legislatures, local governments, businesses, and the public in the United States and many other countries have expressed support for Ukraine and have condemned Russia's invasion. This book compiles various aspects of this conflict and also includes some products published before the invasion that offer relevant background and context.
£163.19
Academic Studies Press Awakening to Radical Islamist Evil
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£80.24
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Security Risks to American Innovation
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£88.79
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. U.S. Strategies and Security in Global Maritime Theaters
£120.79
Technology and War
Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which all forms of technological change have affected the conduct of war.
£15.99
HarperCollins Poet in the New World
£21.00
Oxford University Press Of Arms and Men
Book SynopsisIn this provocative book, Robert O''Connell examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of western civilization to come to terms with the grim results of its own inventiveness. This is not simply a history of the technology of weapons. It integrates the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and strategy into a single, coherent story. While primarily historical in his approach, O''Connell also draws upon anthropology, sociology, biology, and literature in his effort to explain certain recurring phenomena of warfare: the human need to dehumanize the enemy; arms races involving weapons which have developed beyond the point of utility; or the ideal of heroism rendered obsolete by deadly new technologies.Trade Review`[a] sardonic and stimulating history of men, arms, and warfare' Los Angeles Times Book Review
£40.37
Oxford University Press, USA World War II Film and History
Book SynopsisThe immediacy and apparent truth of the visual image, plus film and television's ostensible ability to propel viewers back into the past, confers a sense of veracity on the most powerful historical films. Examining the effect of film and television on perceptions of World War II and history is the guiding purpose of this collection of original essays.Trade Review[An] outstanding contribution to the study of interrelationships between historical events and films that deal with those events....Every article is thought-provoking, thoroughly researched, and engaging; many contain information that is not generally known; all invite reassessment of media perspectives on the war. * Choice *
£18.49
Oxford University Press Is War Necessary for Economic Growth
Book SynopsisMilitary and defence related procurement has been an important source of technology development across a broad spectrum of industries that account for an important share of United States industrial production. Changes in the structure of the defence industries and of the U.S. industrial economy make it unlikely that military and defence related procurement would again become an important source of revolutionary new technologies in the absence of a major war.Trade ReviewWe owe Ruttan a debt of gratitude for demonstrating yet again the importance of public sector support in the development of many major technologies. * Journal of Economic Literature *
£63.65
Oxford University Press Armies of Sand The Past Present and Future of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA masterful, wide-ranging, compelling study of why Arab armies have typically fared poorly in combat. With this certain-to-be classic work, Ken Pollack solidifies his position as one of the world's foremost scholars on Middle Eastern military and political affairs. * General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.), former Director of the CIA *Ken Pollack argues convincingly that efforts to uncover causes of military success or failure must begin far from the battlefield. He shines new light on social, economic, political, and cultural impediments to improving military effectiveness in Arab states. His argument that the influence of culture is predominant is certain to generate introspection among Arab leaders and their overseas partners who support their military reform efforts. This should be read and debated by readers who want to understand better this complex and important region. * H.R. McMaster, Former National Security Advisor and author of Dereliction of Duty *Few if any military analysts know as much, or have thought as deeply, about Arab armies as has Ken Pollack. In Armies of Sand-a masterpiece of political science-he distills a lifetime of learning to grapple with the most important and most difficult questions that lie at the intersection of technology, culture and politics. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of warfare in the Middle East. * Max Boot, author of Invisible Armies *Armies of Sand belongs in the library of every military professional serving in the Middle East, whether Western or Arab. It is a unique blend of military history and social science that comprehensively explains the military effectiveness of our Arab friends and foes alike. Pollack has courageously and objectively tackled the sensitive subject of culture, which we ignore at our peril. Armed with its insights, future commanders might avoid the surprises and frustrations that have long been the hallmarks of military operations in this theater of persistent conflict. * Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army (Ret.); Commander of Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, 2015-2016 *This is a path-breaking volume on an uncomfortable topic: Arab military failure. Kenneth Pollack is the model of the engaged scholar, whose extensive field experience on today's battlefields complements his knowledge of military affairs and the Arab world more broadly. The volume is lucid, comprehensive and fascinating. His conclusions about the relationship between culture and military effectiveness will be controversial, but they are compellingly put and will set the terms of debate for years to come. * Eliot A. Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins-SAIS *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction: The Six-Day War and the Mystery of Arab Military Ineffectiveness 1. Pattens of Arab Military Performance Part I: Soviet Doctrine 2. The Soviet Way of War 3. Arab Militaries and Soviet Doctrine 4. North Korea, Cuba, and Soviet Doctrine Part II: Politicization 5. Politicization 6. Arab Militaries and Politicization: Egypt 7. Arab Militaries and Politicization: Iraq 8. Politicization and the South Vietnamese Armed Forces 9. Politicization and the Argentine Armed Forces Part III: Underdevelopment 10. Economic Development and Military Effectiveness 11. Economic Development and Syrian Military Effectiveness 12. Economic Development and the Libya-Chad Wars 13. Economic Development and Chinese Military Effectiveness 14. Economic Development and Arab Military Effectiveness Part IV: Culture 15. War and Culture 16. Arab Culture as an Explanation for Military Ineffectiveness 17. Aab Culture: Patterns and Predilections 18. Arab Culture and Arab Military Effectiveness 19. Arab Culture and Civilian Organizations 20. Culture and Education: The Causal Link 21. Arab Military Training Methods 22. Exceptional Arab Militaries: State Armed Forces 23. Exceptional Arab Militaries: Nonstate Armies Conclusions: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£22.32
Oxford University Press Everyday Peace
Book SynopsisAn exploration of how so-called ordinary people can disrupt violent conflict and forge peace.In this pathbreaking book, Roger Mac Ginty explores everyday peace-or how individuals and small groups can eke out spaces of tolerance and conciliation in conflict-ridden societies. Drawing on original material from the Everyday Peace Indicators project, he blends theory and concept-building together with contemporary and comparative examples. Unusual for the disciplines of peace and conflict studies as well as international relations, Everyday Peace also utilizes personal diaries and memoirs from World Wars One and Two. The book unpacks the core components of everyday peace and argues that it is constructed from a mix of sociality, reciprocity, and solidarity. This exploration of bottom-up and community-level approaches to peace challenges the usual concentration on top-down approaches to peace advanced by governments and international organizations. Indeed, the book goes to the lowest level of social organization - individuals, families and small groups of friends and colleagues - and looks at everyday interaction in workplaces, the stairwells of apartment buildings, and the queue for public transport.Mac Ginty sees peace and conflict as being embodied, lived, and experienced - and constructs a multi-layered definition of peace. Importantly, he applies his evidentiary base of micro-acts that constitute everyday peace to societies that have emerged out of conflict and have not experienced recidivism on a large scale. Unlike most who focus on top-down processes, he demonstrates that what matters is the interaction between top-down and bottom-up peace and how, in an ideal scenario, they can have a symbiotic relationship. By focusing on how the small-scale can have big and lasting effects, Everyday Peace will reshape our understanding of how peace comes about.Trade ReviewThis book is an important contribution to the peace and conflict literature, particularly in its effort to 'break through the concrete floor'. It is useful for academics in conceptualizing what peace means as well as for practitioners in recognizing early signs of everyday peace. * Louise Ridden, Aberystwyth University, International Peacekeeping *This book is not an idealistic exercise but rather an invaluable and timely exploration of the often overlooked power inherent in local acts of peace...this book commands the reader to focus on the 'local' in peacebuilding with a precision that guarantees that, moving forward, the everyday cannot be dismissed as irrelevant. * Samantha Gamez, International Affairs *Everyday Peace is part of a small but important body of literature showing that war is never so totalizing, and that at moments in the passage of a conflict when outsiders see only polarization and stalemate, individuals are doing the vital work of suturing and rebuilding, within sites—the family, the neighborhood—in which power is seldom thought to lie. * Francis Wade, The Nation, The Nation *Hyper-local peace is just as important as diplomatic, high-level peace, but woefully understudied. Roger MacGinty's fabulous book is likely to become the reference book on everyday peace. It is an innovative, hopeful, and optimistic read, as well as a compelling and sophisticated demonstration that so-called ordinary people have the power to disrupt conflict and forge peace. * Séverine Autesserre, author of Peaceland and The Frontlines of Peace *Mac Ginty's reflective and empathetic, beautifully written study of 'everyday peace' offers a wealth of experience, wisdom, and evidence. It captures and extensively documents the phenomena of micro-acts of co-existence, long ignored, in the most difficult of circumstances during war. It theorises their impact in disrupting entrenched patterns and norms of violence and conflict, a platform upon which larger scale peace systems and reconciliation may develop. This book cements and extends one of the most significant foundations of—and recent discoveries in—the study of modern peacemaking after war. * Oliver Richmond, Professor of International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies, the University of Manchester *Peace is as indispensable as it is elusive, yet as this critically important new book demonstrates, everyday peace can be found in the unlikeliest of places, from the living room to the global battlefield. Combining conceptual sophistication with a keen and sensitive eye for peace practices wherever they may be, Mac Ginty shows how the supposedly ordinary can do the extraordinary by disrupting conflict and creating new and pragmatic possibilities for peace. Setting a compelling new way of seeing and understanding one of the oldest of problems, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in how peace can be built out of war, one that challenges us to rethink old canons and embrace new possibilities. * Alex J. Bellamy, Professor of Peace & Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Everyday, Circuitry, and Scalability 2. Sociality, Reciprocity and Reciprocity 3. Power 4. Parley, Truce and Ceasefire 5. Everyday Peace on the Battlefield 6. Gender and Everyday Peace 7. Conflict Disruption Conclusion
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Clarendon Press On the Causes of War
Book SynopsisIn this highly original and important book, Hidemi Suganami analyses one of the fundamental questions of international relations: what causes war? Drawing on historical, statistical, and philosophical perspectives to produce an innovative theory, he rejects the simplistic notion that war can be explained by some straightforward formula, yet demonstrates that there are basic similarities among the diverse origins of wars. Such similarities, he argues, are rooted in the way the origins of wars, conventionally, are narrated. Comparing various narrative accounts of the origins of wars, Suganami shows that enquiry into the causes of war is inseparable from the question of responsibility.Trade ReviewSuganami goes back to his intellectual roots, to political science, not history. The intelligence and rigour of his arguments ought to impress both disciplines. * Times Literary Supplement *This is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of war or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates. * Michael Nicholson, Millennium *Suganami presents On the Causes of War as a corrective; in reality, he is tearing up Waltz's book and starting again. * Hew Strachan, Times Literary Supplement *The intelligence and rigour of his arguments ought to impress both disciplines [history and political science]. * Times Literary Supplement *Suganami's taut, spare, disciplined, analytical. * Times Literary Supplement *A strength of Suganami's approach is the width of the scholarship he considers ... this is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of was or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates, and so the publishers should think quickly of a paperback edition. * Millennium *Hidemi Suganami's book is a detailed analysis of the substantive problems of the causes of war, embedded in a careful analysis of the relevant issues in the philosophy of the social sciences ... A strength of Suganami's approach is the width of the scholarship he considers ... this is a good and very readable book. Anyone interested in the causes of war or the philosophy of explanation in International Relations should read it. It will be very helpful to graduate students and third year undergraduates, and so the publishers should think quickly of a paperback edition. * Millennium *Students of war are well-advised to pay heed to Suganami's critique, but this compact essay would make worthwhile reading for all social scientists and historians. It is a fundamental inquiry into the nature of explanation and causation, problems that far too often are taken for granted rather than articulated explicitly ... Suganami shows us how we can better link the scientific and ethical domains. * International Affairs *Suganami's book is a much needed contribution to a field which for too long has been dominated by over-confident grand theorists and over-ambitious empirical researchers ... His book is a brilliant demonstration of the fact that an exercise in the philosophy of science really can pay off in terms of concrete empirical analysis. The book should be prescribed reading for all scholars of international conflicts. It fits perfectly in a course on the origins of war, even, I think, one at a fairly elementary level. * Neue Politische Literatur *Students of war are well-advised to pay heed to Suganami's critique, but this compact essay would make worthwhile reading for all social scientists and historians. It is a fundamental inquiry into the nature of explanation and causation, problems that far too often are taken for granted rather than articulated explicitly ... Suganami shows us how we can better link the scientific and ethical domains. * International Affairs *The range of discussion in this volume is broad indeed. * Journal of Peace Research *The fusion of historical and philosophical approaches does lead to insights of value...He also offers a persuasive analysis of the relationship between war origins in general and the location of the sources of specific wars. * The Times Higher Education Supplement *a complex philosophical treatment of the idea of causation ... He provides a new way of examining the past to learn how wars could have been avoided and why they were brought about. Those engaged in peace research, and especially those concerned with normative peace studies or with doing empirical research in a postpositivist vein, will find this book of interest. * John A. Vasquez, Vanderbilt University, American Political Science Review, Vol. 91, No. 2, June 1997 *
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