Problems of Contemporary Militarism (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Eide, Asbjørn; Thee, Marek

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1980, presents a comprehensive and detailed look at the problem of international militarisation. It examines the key issues, the meaning of the problem, the international context and the spread of militarism to the Third World, its fast growth and dangerous implications - including to the development of often poorer countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000371253
• Artikelnr.: 61429950

Autorenporträt

Asbjørn Eide and Marek Thee

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Introduction Part 2. The Global Dimension 1. Militarism and
Militarisation in Contemporary International Relations Marek Thee 2.
Militarism: the Issues Today Michael T. Klare 3. The New International
Military Order: a Threat to Human Security Jan Øberg Part 3. Meaning of
Militarism 4. Militarism, Its Dimensions and Corollaries: an Attempt at
Conceptual Clarification Kjell Skjelsbaek 5. Militarism and
Underdevelopment Ulrich Albrecht 6. What is Militarism? Ernie Regehr 7.
National Security: Propaganda or Legitimate Concern? Robert D. Matthews 8.
The Socio-Class Determinants of Militarism Ejub Küuk 9. The Critique of
Militarism in Soviet Studies Julian Lider Part 4. The Military in the Third
World 10. Militarism Dynamics in the Contemporary Context of Periphery
Capitalism Dieter Senghaas 11. Militarisation and Human Rights in the Third
World Richard Falk 12. The Significance of Military Technology Mary H.
Kaldor 13. Arms Trade and Transfer of Military Technology to Third World
Countries Signe Landgren-Bäckström 14. Arms Transfers and Dependency in the
Third World Miles D. Wolpin 15. Local Wars 1945-76 Itsvan Kende 16. The
Military Expenditures of Less Developed Nations as a Proportion of their
State Budgets: a Research Note Milton Leitenberg and Nicole Ball Part 5.
Legal, Social and Cultural Spheres 17. Militarisation with a Global Reach:
a Challenge to Sovereignty, Security and the International Legal Order
Asbjørn Eide 18. The Causes and Correlates of Western Militarism William
Eckhardt 19. Militarism: Cultural Dimensions of Militarisation Malvern
Lumsden Part 6. Appendices Appendix 1. World Military Expenditures Appendix
2. World-Wide Military Coups since 1945: a Short Note on Data Collection
Appendix 3. Threats of the Use of Nuclear Weapons Since World War II: an
Introductory Note