Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen

The Military's Business

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Produktbeschreibung

Discover the spectacular power of light with this visually stunning celebration of the multitude of ways in which light-based technology has shaped our society. Be inspired by explanations of state-of-the-art science, be dazzled by dramatic design and radiant color illustrations, and celebrate the 2015 UNESCO International Year of Light.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9781107477353
• ISBN-10: 1107477352
• Artikelnr.: 41644740

Autorenporträt

Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen is a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He is currently on leave working on policy development in the Danish Ministry of Defence. Rasmussen has previously headed the Centre for Military Studies and the Danish Institute for Military Studies in Copenhagen. He was published widely on security and defence matters, including The Risk Society at War (Cambridge University Press, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The modern military system
3. The modern military system: the US case
4. The counterinsurgency business model
5. Converging technologies business model
6. Designer wars.