Militarization and War (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

There is a consensus, captured by proponents of militarism theory, that militaries seek wars to enhance their institutional influence, and that they promote expansionist policies because it is in line with their training. However, most military-run states, and those regimes influenced by their militaries, termed militarized regimes, spend much of their time at peace. This book questions the underlying logic of the militarist explanation and seeks to propose a more tragic argument based on the distorting impact of military indoctrination and command practices on civil government institutions. The theory is applied to seven case studies of the periods leading up to the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan Wars, the 1956, 1967, and 1973 Arab Israeli Wars, the 1969-75 Iran-Iraq border conflict, and the 1979 Iraqi invasion of Iran.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	J. Schofield
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7929-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-7929-4
Barcode:	9781403979292

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