War and the Engineers - The Primacy of Politics Over Technology

Informationen zum Autor Keir A. Lieber is Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty Fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Faculty Fellow at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Klappentext The author's central conclusion is that technology is neither a cause of international conflict nor a panacea; instead, power politics remains paramount. Zusammenfassung Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Keir A Lieber, Keir A. Lieber, LIEBER KEIR A
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.10.2005
• EAN: 9780801443831
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4383-1
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: Cornell Studies in Security Af; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung