Strategy in the Contemporary World: An Introduction to Strategic Studies - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198708912 ISBN 13: 9780198708919

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2015

Synopsis

Strategy in the Contemporary World brings together world leading experts to provide a comprehensive introduction to the role of military power in today's world.

The definitive textbook on the subject, the fifth edition explores both the enduring and historical issues which have shaped the study of strategy and the contemporary issues that dominate today's headlines.

The new edition has been substantially updated to reflect the changing structure of global politics and rapid technological developments, with the inclusion of four brand new chapters: History of the Practice of Strategy, Geopolitics and Grand Strategy, Strategy and Defence Planning, and Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare.

The team of leading contributors expose readers to a diversity of perspectives and voices, and in each chapter a debate box is employed to explore the opposing arguments around key controversies.

The text is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, which includes:

For students:

Reinforce understanding and go beyond the textbook by reading case studies of contemporary conflicts.
Follow the web links to explore different theoretical debates, important treaties, and working papers.

For adopting lecturers:

Use PowerPoint slides to help support your lecture preparations.
Assess students' learning with our ready-made test bank, which can be customized to meet your teaching needs.

About this title

About the Author

John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University. Prior to that he had been Professor of International Politics and Dean of Social Sciences at Aberystwyth University. His books include Anglo-American Defence Relations 1939-1984 (Macmillan, 1984); Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World, with Robert O'Neill (OUP, 2000); The Makers of Nuclear Strategy, with John Garnett (Pinter,1991); The Globalization of World Politics, with Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (5th Edition, OUP, 2014); An Introduction to Global Politics, with Steven Lamy, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (2nd. Edition, OUP, 2013); and The British Nuclear Experience: The Role ofBeliefs, Culture and Identity, with Kristan Stoddart (OUP, 2015). He has a BA, MSc (Econ), PhD and D.Litt., from Swansea and Aberystwyth Universities. James J. Wirtz is the Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is the co-editor of Over The Horizon Proliferation Threats (Stanford University Press, 2012) and Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies 4th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2014). He received his BA and MA from the University of Delaware and his MPhil and PhD from Columbia University. Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He had a Presidential Appointment for 5 years in the Reagan Administration and has long been an adviser to the US and British governments. His professional concerns and writings span most domains of strategy. His 28 books include Modern Strategy (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1999); Another Bloody Century: Future Warfare (London: Phoenix, 2006); The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice (Oxford, Oxford University Press 2010); War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History, 2nd edn. (Abingdon: Routledge, 2011); and Airpower for Strategic Effect (Maxwell AFB: Air University Press, 2012). He completed his Bridge trilogy with Perspectives on Strategy, (2013) and Strategy and Defence Planning (2014). Currently he is working primarily on Special Operations for SOCOM (Special Operations Command).

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198708912
• ISBN 13: 9780198708919
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Baylis John, Wirtz James J., Gray Colin S.