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.The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations

from: OUP Oxford

December 06, 2007
Well, that's how we call it in our department as we always go back into this textbook whenever we need some guidance in our studies. It is the most useful textbook next to the Penguin Dictionary of IR. Recommended buy for all International Relations students out there.
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.Strategy in the Contemporary World: An Introduction to Strategic Studies

from: OUP Oxford

December 14, 2006
This introductory textbook of strategic studies covers four main themes: the enduring issues of strategy, the evolution of joint warfare, twentieth-century theories, and contemporary issues of grand strategy. The book is written from the perspective of 'Western security interests', but even so, studying strategy helps us to think clearly about the ways in which states and others use organised force for political ends.
The writers all refute technological determinism: new weapons - artillery in World War One, tanks in World War Two, guided missiles in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, precision bombing and superior ground force technology in the Gulf War - were none of them unbeatable. They show that the basic principles of conducting land ... Read More:
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.The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations

by: Patricia Owens

December 09, 2004
Well, that's how we call it in our department as we always go back into this textbook whenever we need some guidance in our studies. It is the most useful textbook next to the Penguin Dictionary of IR. Recommended buy for all International Relations students out there.
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.The Globalization of World Politics

from: Oxford University Press

July 12, 2001
Well, that's how we call it in our department as we always go back into this textbook whenever we need some guidance in our studies. It is the most useful textbook next to the Penguin Dictionary of IR. Recommended buy for all International Relations students out there.
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.The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations

from: Oxford University Press

July 01, 1997
Well, that's how we call it in our department as we always go back into this textbook whenever we need some guidance in our studies. It is the most useful textbook next to the Penguin Dictionary of IR. Recommended buy for all International Relations students out there.
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.Strategy in the Contemporary World: Introduction to Strategic Studies

from: Oxford University Press

January 17, 2002
This introductory textbook of strategic studies covers four main themes: the enduring issues of strategy, the evolution of joint warfare, twentieth-century theories, and contemporary issues of grand strategy. The book is written from the perspective of 'Western security interests', but even so, studying strategy helps us to think clearly about the ways in which states and others use organised force for political ends.
The writers all refute technological determinism: new weapons - artillery in World War One, tanks in World War Two, guided missiles in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, precision bombing and superior ground force technology in the Gulf War - were none of them unbeatable. They show that the basic principles of conducting land ... Read More:
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.OCR Applied Science AS and A2 Student Book

by: David Ballard, John Bull, David Baylis, Gill Miller, Ann Simpson

September 04, 2008
This introductory textbook of strategic studies covers four main themes: the enduring issues of strategy, the evolution of joint warfare, twentieth-century theories, and contemporary issues of grand strategy. The book is written from the perspective of 'Western security interests', but even so, studying strategy helps us to think clearly about the ways in which states and others use organised force for political ends.
The writers all refute technological determinism: new weapons - artillery in World War One, tanks in World War Two, guided missiles in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, precision bombing and superior ground force technology in the Gulf War - were none of them unbeatable. They show that the basic principles of conducting land ... Read More:
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.Contemporary Strategy: Theories and Concepts v. 1

by: John Baylis, Ken Booth, Phil Williams, John Garnett

September 19, 1991
Theories and Concepts (Volume 1 of Contemporary Strategy) offers an excellent introduction for even those with no prior knowledge of the subject involved. The book is thorough enough to be of the standard required for learning as part of undergraduate study, whilst being well written and easy to comprehend and understand. Theories and Concepts is set out in two parts, the first involves chapters on how strategy has evolved, the second half of the book discusses what exactly the strategies involved in military and non-military international relations since 1945 have been. Each of these chapters offer an explanation of the topic discussed, along with examples of where the strategy involved has been used, and how it is viewed by critics and advocates. ... Read More:
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.Contemporary Strategy: The Nuclear Powers v. 2

by: John Baylis, Booyh, Garnett

1986-12
Theories and Concepts (Volume 1 of Contemporary Strategy) offers an excellent introduction for even those with no prior knowledge of the subject involved. The book is thorough enough to be of the standard required for learning as part of undergraduate study, whilst being well written and easy to comprehend and understand. Theories and Concepts is set out in two parts, the first involves chapters on how strategy has evolved, the second half of the book discusses what exactly the strategies involved in military and non-military international relations since 1945 have been. Each of these chapters offer an explanation of the topic discussed, along with examples of where the strategy involved has been used, and how it is viewed by critics and advocates. ... Read More:
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.The United States and Europe (Contemporary Security Studies)

from: Routledge

October 05, 2006
Theories and Concepts (Volume 1 of Contemporary Strategy) offers an excellent introduction for even those with no prior knowledge of the subject involved. The book is thorough enough to be of the standard required for learning as part of undergraduate study, whilst being well written and easy to comprehend and understand. Theories and Concepts is set out in two parts, the first involves chapters on how strategy has evolved, the second half of the book discusses what exactly the strategies involved in military and non-military international relations since 1945 have been. Each of these chapters offer an explanation of the topic discussed, along with examples of where the strategy involved has been used, and how it is viewed by critics and advocates. ... Read More:
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