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Transformations of warfare in the contemporary world / edited by John Torpey and David Jacobson.

Other author/creatorTorpey, John, 1959- editor.
Other author/creatorJacobson, David, 1959- editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2016.
Descriptionxii, 211 pages ; 21 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Politics, history, and social change
Politics, history, and social change. ^A602356
Contents Warfare without warriors? Changes in contemporary warfare and the demise of the citizen-soldier / John Torpey and Saskia Hooiveld -- The changing character and enduring nature of war: the collision of state and substate polities / Rob Johnson -- Plus ça change: war and state building / Ian Roxborough -- A crisis of norms: fighting irregular wars well / Colonel C. Anthony Pfaff -- Searching for red and blue in the fog of gray: the development and deployment of U.S. Military biometrics in Iraq and Afghanistan / Travis R. Hall -- Precision warfare and the case for symmetry: targeted killings and hostage taking / Ariel Colonomos -- Militarizing ethnography: the Pentagon's use and abuse of culture / Roberto J. González -- Conclusion: postnational warfare / David Jacobson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015044971
ISBN9781439913123 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN1439913129 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN9781439913130 (paper ; alk. paper)
ISBN1439913137 (paper ; alk. paper)
ISBN(e-book)

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