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Sibylle Scheipers (Ed.) - Heroism and the Changing Character of War: Toward Post-Heroic Warfare? - 9781137362520 - V9781137362520
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Heroism and the Changing Character of War: Toward Post-Heroic Warfare?

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Description for Heroism and the Changing Character of War: Toward Post-Heroic Warfare? Hardback. Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea. Editor(s): Scheipers, Sibylle. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea.

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137362520
SKU
V9781137362520
Shipping Time
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99-15

About Sibylle Scheipers (Ed.)
Deborah Avant, University of Denver, USA Peter Barham, Oxford University, UK Joan Beaumont, Australian National University Susan Carruthers, Rutgers University, USA Andrea Dew, US Naval War College Antulio J. Echevarria, US Army War College Peter D. Feaver, Duke University, USA Bernd Greiner, Hamburger Institut fur Sozialforschung, Germany Andreas Herberg-Rothe, University of ... Read more

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