Dario Battistella

The Return of the State of War

A Theoretical Analysis of Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

On 18 March 2003, the United States attacked Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 16 January 1991, the US had attacked Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 333g
• ISBN-13: 9780955248856
• ISBN-10: 095524885X
• Artikelnr.: 23456269

Autorenporträt

By Dario Battistella

Inhaltsangabe

contents Introduction: Operation Iraqi Freedom and the International Order
Part one: Towards an International Society
Chapter one: The Westphalian Equilibrium
Chapter two: The 'British Concert'
Chapter three: The American Order
Part two: From Lockean to Hobbesian Anarchy Chapter four: From Rivalry to Enmity
Chapter five: From Just War to Preventive War
Chapter six: From Multilateralism to Unilateralism
Part three: A Proto - systemic War
Chapter seven: Security Dilemma and Opportunistic Expansionism
Chapter eight: Domestic Politics and Sinister Imperialism Chapter nine: Power Cycles and Hegemonic Decline
Conclusion: The Open Anarchy Select Bibliography and Online Sources
Index