{"product_id":"the-future-of-strategy-hardback-9780745687933","title":"The Future of Strategy (Hardback) 9780745687933","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Future of Strategy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin S. Gray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745687933, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.322 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an era of strategic atrophy when we�re wrestling with a world awash in change, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e provides the best and most relevant guide to navigate our way. Using enduring principles Colin Gray lights the path ahead in a book that stands alone in its clarity and strategic insight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.), Hoover Institution, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Colin S Gray is one of the great strategic thinkers of the day. In The Future of Strategy he argues that  there is a general theory of strategy that applies to all times, places and circumstances. Insightful and controversial, it  is a must-read for all students of strategic studies and policy makers who wrestle with the difficult strategic issues of the contemporary world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Baylis, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrategy is not a modern invention.  It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay.  In this original essay, Colin S. Gray, world-renowned scholar of strategic thought, discusses the meaning of strategy and its importance for politicians and the military as a means of achieving desired outcomes in complex, uncertain conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of examples from the Great Peloponnesian War to the Second World War, Vietnam, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gray ably shows how great military thinkers of the past and present have acted strategically in their various ideological, political, geographical and cultural contexts. Looking to the future, he argues that strategy will continue to provide a vital tool-kit for survival and security, but that the global threat posed by nuclear weapons remains an on-going challenge without obvious practical solutions.  As Gray boldy asserts, there is no promised land ahead, only hard and dangerous times that will require us to master the theory and practice of strategy to secure our own future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Politics the Master 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Strategy: What It Is, and Why It Matters 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Theory and Practice 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Strategic History: Continuity and Change 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Strategy, Strategies, and Geography 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Strategy and the Future 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: What Do We Know with High Confidence? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 140\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462996947224,"sku":"9780745687933","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745687933.jpg?v=1785544656","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-future-of-strategy-hardback-9780745687933","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}