{"product_id":"great-powers-small-wars-9781421414126","title":"Great Powers Small Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA short review cannot do justice to the richness, the comprehensiveness, and the scholarly depth of Thomas's work, which will surely serve as a leading text in its area for many years. War in History Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Asymmetric Conflicts: An Equation With Many Unknowns\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Origin and Development of the Asymmetric Conflict Concept\u003cbr\u003ePostwar Peace: From Total War to Asymmetric Conflicts\u003cbr\u003eCritical Approaches to the Concept of Asymmetric Conflict\u003cbr\u003eDefining Asymmetric Conflict\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping an Analytical Model of Asymmetric Conflict\u003cbr\u003e2. Identifying the Asymmetry Factor in Armed Conflicts\u003cbr\u003eData Sources and Methods of Analysis\u003cbr\u003eIdentifying Asymmetry in the Structural and Dynamic Characteristics of Armed Conflicts\u003cbr\u003eImpact of the Asymmetry Factor on Conflicts Involving the Great Powers\u003cbr\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003e3. The Dissolution of the British Empire and Asymmetric Conflicts in Dependencies\u003cbr\u003eThe Dissolution of the British Empire\u003cbr\u003eAsymmetric Armed Conflicts Accompanying the Colonies' Struggle for Independence\u003cbr\u003eFactors in the British Political Defeat in Asymmetric Conflicts in Its Colonies\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e4. The US War in Iraq, 2003–2011\u003cbr\u003eThe War's Objectives and Legitimation of the War's Cause\u003cbr\u003eCourse of the War and the Evolution of Strategies\u003cbr\u003eThe War's Outcomes\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion of the War's Outcome in the United States\u003cbr\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Analyzing Asymmetric Conflicts Using the Model\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: List of Armed Conflicts from the Cosimo Database Used in the Study\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529529893207,"sku":"9781421414126","price":46.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421414126.jpg?v=1731875974","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-powers-small-wars-9781421414126","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}