The global village myth : distance, war and the limits of power / Patrick Porter.
The global village myth : distance, war and the limits of power / Patrick Porter.
The global village myth : distance, war and the limits of power / Patrick Porter.
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Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2015]
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G 2015/4571
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English
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ix, 243 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Introduction : strife in the village -- So near, so far : physical and strategic distance -- Wars for the world : the rise of globalism: 1941, 1950, 2001 -- Lost in space : Al Qaeda and the limits of netwar -- Access denied : technology, terrain and the barriers to conquest -- Wide of the mark : dro...
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Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2015]
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District of Columbia
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[2015]
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Porter challenges the powerful ideology of "Globalism" that is widely subscribed to by the US national security community. Globalism entails visions of a perilous shrunken world in which security interests are interconnected almost without limit, exposing even powerful states to instant war. Globalism does not just describe the world, but prescribe...
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The global village myth : distance, war and the limits of power / Patrick Porter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4571
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1626161933 (alk. paper)
9781626161924 (alk. paper)
1626161925 (alk. paper)
9781626161948
1626161941
9781626161931 (alk. paper)
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355.033573
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991023322739702626
