Dimensions of War

Samuel Solvit

Description

With today mutable identities and various kinds of warfare, how do we further our understanding of war? Reviewing influential war theories from Machiavelli to the present, this book analyses how they reduce war in terms of time, space, interaction, purpose, aim, and/or evolution. Considering war as a complex adaptive system allows us to increase our overall comprehension of contemporary wars.

Sujets

• Securite
• Relations internationales
• Défense
• Armée
• Géopolitique
• Diplomatie

Informations

• Publié par: L'Harmattan
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• EAN13: 9782296508392
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

15,50 € ISBN: 978-2-296-99721-9

Samuel SOVIT

DIMENSIONS OF WAR Understanding War as a Complex Adaptive System

DIPLOMACY AND STRATEGY

DIMENSIONS OF WAR

Understanding War as a Complex Adaptive System

“Diplomacy and Strategy” English Series Directors: Fouad Nohra and Michael J. Strauss Diplomacy and Strategy is a collection initiated by the academic directorate of the Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques to promote the outstanding scientific work presented by Ph.D. graduates, professors and researchers. The scope of subjects covered is as wide as international relations itself, encompassing disciplines such as political science, economic science, international law and sociology. OTHER TITLES DUQUESNE Isabelle,Nepal, Zone of Peace. A Revised Concept for the Constitution, 2011. STRAUSS Michael J.,The Viability of Territorial Leases in Resolving International Sovereignty Disputes,2010.

Diplomacy and Strategy Series Samuel Solvit DIMENSIONS OF WAR

Understanding War as a Complex Adaptive System

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ....................................................................11 Preface ......................................................................................13 Introduction ..............................................................................17 PART I. THE SIMPLIFICATION AND REDUCTION OF WAR CONCEPTUALIZATION .............................................23 Chapter 1. Classic Conceptions of War ...................................25 Toward Peace: Hobbes, Kant and Montesquieu ..................26 Hobbes...............................................................26.............. Kant..................................................................................28 Montesquieu.....................................................................31 War as a Tool: Machiavelli and Clausewitz.........................33 Machiavelli......................................................................33 Clausewitz......................................43.................................. The Use of Conflict Through the Perspective of Historical Materialism: Lenin’s Wars and Revolutions........................37 Chapter 2. Contemporary Perspectives ....................................41 The International System Induces War: The Neo-Realism of Kenneth Waltz......................................................................41 War Is What States Make of It: The Constructivist Perspective ...........................................................................43 War and Economics .............................................................45 War as a Destructive Phenomenon: Peace Research and Conflict Resolution Studies..................................................48 PART II. A GENERATIVE SOCIAL PHENOMENON, UNCERTAIN AND SELF-MODIFYING ...............................55 Introduction ..............................................................................57 Chapter 3. The Dimensions of War ..........................................59 A Space-Time Construct ......................................................59 A Social Process...................................................................61

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