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Warfare Since the Second World War presents a wealth of analysis and data about one of the most pressing questions of our time: why does war continue to plague us fifty years after World War II? This book argues that the nature of war has shifted from inter-state conflicts toward internal conflicts, above all civil war. Low-intensity conflict helps explain the constant increase in wars over the last fifty years and makes it probable this trend will continue. Gantzel and Schwinghammer argue that modern warfare reflects a continuation of the nation-state-building process begun in nineteenth-century Europe.In their analysis, economic modernization and social integration destroy traditional relations and create instability in the developing world. While these forces were successfully harnessed by the modern state in Europe and North America, economic and political globalization make a similar resolution considerably more complex. In addition to their insightful analysis, the authors provide a detailed list of all wars fought from 1945 to 1995. The authors'lucid explanatory commentaries are accompanied by lists, tables, and charts. In addition to a detailed war register, upon which all

Author

Klaus Jürgen Gantzel; Torsten Schwinghammer; NetLibrary, Inc

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351289702

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Military