{"product_id":"transformations-of-warfare-in-the-contemporary-world-hardback-9781439913123","title":"Transformations of Warfare in the Contemporary World (Hardback) 9781439913123","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTransformations of Warfare in the Contemporary World\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\"\u003eJohn C. Torpey (Edited by), David Jacobson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439913123\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.372 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday’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 \u003ci\u003eTransformations of Warfare in the Contemporary World \u003c\/i\u003eshow that this shift reflects changes in the technological, strategic, ideological, and ethical realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this volume discuss:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the waning connection between citizenship and soldiering; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the shift toward more reconstructive than destructive activities by militaries; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the ethics of irregular or asymmetrical warfare; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the role of novel techniques of identification in military settings; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the stress on precision associated with targeted killings and kidnappings; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e·the uses of the social sciences in contemporary warfare. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors include: Ariel Colonomos, Roberto J. GonzÁlez, Travis R. Hall, Saskia Hooiveld, Rob Johnson, Colonel C. Anthony Pfaff, Ian Roxborough, and the editors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e About the Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Warfare Without Warriors? Changes in Contemporary Warfare and the Demise of the Citizen Soldier\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Torpey and Saskia Hooiveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Changing Character and Enduring Nature of War: The Collision of State and Sub-State Polities\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Plus \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eCcedil\u003cbr\u003ea Change: War and State-Building\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Roxborough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 A Crisis of Norms: Fighting Irregular Wars Well\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColonel C. Anthony Pfaff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Searching for Red and Blue in the Fog of Gray: The Development and Deployment of US Military Biometrics in Iraq and Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravis R. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Precision Warfare and the Case for Symmetry: Targeted Killings and Hostage-taking\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAriel Colonomos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Militarizing Ethnography: The Pentagon’\u003cbr\u003es Use and Abuse of Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto J. GonzÁ\u003cbr\u003elez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion Postnational Warfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Jacobson\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584913862936,"sku":"9781439913123","price":61.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/transformations-of-warfare-in-the-contemporary-world-hardback-9781439913123","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}