Spectator-Sport War : The West and Contemporary Conflict /
McInnes, Colin
Spectator-Sport War : The West and Contemporary Conflict / Colin McInnes. - 1 online resource (187 p.) - Making Sense of Global Security .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modern War and Total War -- 3. The Obsolescence of Major War -- 4. The Transformation of War -- 5. Airpower and the Use of Force -- 6. The Revolution in Military Affairs -- 7. Spectator-Sport Warfare -- Appendix: The Incidence of War: Explaining the Data -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
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Following a century dominated by global conflict—and despite the unchanging nature of the human suffering it causes—the nature of war itself, argues Colin McInnes, has been transformed for the West. Spectator-Sport War considers the key developments that have led to this metamorphosis, ranging from new geopolitical relationships to new technological advances. McInnes shows that, even in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States and the military action in Afghanistan, war has direct meaning for only a small minority in the West. It is no longer participatory for Western society as a whole; it is something removed, watched from afar. The far-reaching implications of this phenomenon, for both the military and the broader community, are explored in the final chapter of the book.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626370135
10.1515/9781626370135 doi
War.
World politics--21st century.
World politics--21st century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
U21.2 / .M356 2002eb
355.02
Spectator-Sport War : The West and Contemporary Conflict / Colin McInnes. - 1 online resource (187 p.) - Making Sense of Global Security .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Modern War and Total War -- 3. The Obsolescence of Major War -- 4. The Transformation of War -- 5. Airpower and the Use of Force -- 6. The Revolution in Military Affairs -- 7. Spectator-Sport Warfare -- Appendix: The Incidence of War: Explaining the Data -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Following a century dominated by global conflict—and despite the unchanging nature of the human suffering it causes—the nature of war itself, argues Colin McInnes, has been transformed for the West. Spectator-Sport War considers the key developments that have led to this metamorphosis, ranging from new geopolitical relationships to new technological advances. McInnes shows that, even in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States and the military action in Afghanistan, war has direct meaning for only a small minority in the West. It is no longer participatory for Western society as a whole; it is something removed, watched from afar. The far-reaching implications of this phenomenon, for both the military and the broader community, are explored in the final chapter of the book.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781626370135
10.1515/9781626370135 doi
War.
World politics--21st century.
World politics--21st century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
U21.2 / .M356 2002eb
355.02