War and the engineers : the primacy of politics over technology / Keir A. Lieber.
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نصالسلاسل:Cornell studies in security affairsالناشر:Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2008]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 2008الطبعات:Cornell paperbacks, 2008وصف:x, 226 pages ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780801474873 (pbk)
- 0801474876 (pbk)
- 0801443830
- Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
- Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Military weapons -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
- Military weapons -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Security, International -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
- Security, International -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Military art and science -- Political aspects -- Case studies
- U41 L54 2008
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | U41 L54 2008 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000011636 |
1st published by Cornell in 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-220) and index.
Introduction : offense, defense, and the prospects for peace -- 1. The offence-defense balance -- 2. The railroad revolution -- 3. The small arms and artillery revolution -- 4. The armored revolution -- 5. The nuclear revolution -- Conclusion : technology and the primacy of politics.
"In War and the Engineers, the first book systematically to test the logical and empirical validity of offense-defense theory, Keir A. Lieber examines the relationships among politics, technology, and the causes of war. Lieber's cases explore the military and political implications of the spread of railroads, the emergence of rifled small arms and artillery, the introduction of battle tanks, and the nuclear revolution. Lieber incorporates the new historiography of World War I, which draws on archival materials that only recently became available, to challenge many common beliefs about the conflict. The author's central conclusion is that technology is neither a cause of international conflict nor a panacea; instead, power politics remains paramount."--BOOK JACKET.
