Transformations of warfare in the contemporary world / edited by John Torpey and David Jacobson.
| Other author | Torpey, John, 1959- editor. |
| Other author | Jacobson, David, 1959- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2016. |
| Description | xii, 211 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015044971 |
| ISBN | 9781439913123 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1439913129 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781439913130 (paper ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1439913137 (paper ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |