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Description for New and Old Wars
Hardcover. Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say, war between states in which the aim is to inflict maximum violence - is becoming an anachronism. In its place is a new type of organized violence or 'new wars', which could be described as a mixture of war, organized crime and massive violations of human rights. The actors are both ... Read more
Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict. In the context of globalization, this path-breaking book has shown that what we think of as war - that is to say, war between states in which the aim is to inflict maximum violence - is becoming an anachronism. In its place is a new type of organized violence or 'new wars', which could be described as a mixture of war, organized crime and massive violations of human rights. The actors are both ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745655628
SKU
V9780745655628
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Ref
99-1
About Kaldor
Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Reviews for New and Old Wars
"A timely and important book. Putting the so-called revolution in military affairs firmly to one side, Mary Kaldor has provided us with a window into the future of war." Martin van Creveld, Hebrew University of Jerusalem "If you don’t read Mary Kaldor’s New and Old Wars, you won’t understand the world of violence we live in. And ... Read more