Description - Strategy in the Contemporary World by John Baylis
Strategy in the Contemporary World brings together world leading experts to provide a comprehensive introduction to the role of military power in today's world.The
definitive textbook on the subject, the fifth edition explores both the
enduring and historical issues which have shaped the study of strategy
and the contemporary issues that dominate today's headlines. The
new edition has been substantially updated to
reflect the changing structure of global politics and rapid
technological developments, with the inclusion of four brand new
chapters: History of the Practice of Strategy, Geopolitics and Grand
Strategy, Strategy and Defence Planning, and Theory and Practice of
Continental Warfare. The team of leading contributors expose
readers to a diversity of perspectives and voices, and in each chapter a
debate box is employed to explore the opposing arguments around key
controversies. New to this editionSignificantly
updated, the fifth edition features a new chapter on Geopolitics and
Grand Strategy, looking at the modern concept of geopolitics and its
significanceA new chapter by Professor Beatrice Heuser,
on the History of the Practice of Strategy, takes the reader from the
wars of Ancient Greece to NapoleonA new chapter on Strategy and Defence
Planning considers the relationship between strategy and operational
issues, and one on the Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare
explores the theory-practice relationship via four case studiesA new learning feature in every chapter
explores key controversies and presents opposing arguments, helping
students to build critical thinking skills
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