Militarism and International Relations: Political Economy, Security, Theory (Cass Military Studies)

Synopsis

This book examines contemporary militarism in international politics, employing a variety of different theoretical viewpoints and international case studies. Militarism – understood as the social and international relations of the preparation for, and conduct of, organized political violence – is an abiding and defining characteristic of world politics. Yet despite the ongoing social, political and economic reach of military institutions, practices and values, the concept and subject of militarism has not received significant attention within recent debates in International Relations. This book intends to fill the gap in the current body of literature. It has two key overarching aims: to make the case for a renewed research agenda for IR centred on the concept of militarism; and to provide a series of empirically focused and theoretically informed case studies of contemporary militarism in practice. Containing a wide-ranging selection of chapters, the volume presents a diverse and eclectic body of research on militarism, designed to act as a stimulus to further research and debate. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, war and conflict studies, international political economy and IR/security studies in general.

Copyright:

2013

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

232 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781136235252

Related ISBNs:

9780203101476, 9781138797413, 9780415614917

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/22/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial material, Anna Stavrianakis and Jan Selby

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Anna Stavrianakis

Edited by:

Jan Selby