In this innovative theoretical book, Elizabeth Kier uses a cultural
approach to take issue with the conventional wisdom that military
organizations inherently prefer offensive doctrines. Kier argues
instead that a military's culture affects its choices between
offensive and defensive military doctrines. Drawing on
organizational theory, she demonstrates that military organizations
differ in their worldview and the proper conduct of their mission.
It is this organizational culture that shapes how the military
responds to constraints, such as terms of conscription set by
civilian policymakers. In richly detailed case studies, Kier
examines doctrinal developments in France and Great Britain during
the interwar period. She tests her cultural argument against the
two most powerful alternative explanations and illustrates that
neither the functional needs of military organizations nor the
structural demands of the international system can explain
doctrinal choice. She also reveals as a myth the argument that the
lessons of World War I explain the defensive doctrines in World War
II. Imagining War addresses two important debates. It tackles a
central debate in security studies: the origins of military
doctrine. And by showing the power of a cultural approach, it
offers an alternative to the prevailing rationalist explanations of
international politics. Originally published in 1999. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
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