| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 384 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Note |
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns -- Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept -- Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts -- The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies -- The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model. |
| Access |
Open Access Unrestricted online access |
| Summary |
In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. Great Powers, Small Wars employs several large databases to identify basic characteristics and variables of wars between enemies of disproportionate power. Case studies examine the economics, domestic politics, and international factors that ultimately shaped military events more than military capacity and strategy. |
| Local Note |
Project Muse Project Muse Open Access |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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Great powers -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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Great powers. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Great powers -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Asymmetric warfare -- History -- 21st century.
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Asymmetric warfare. |
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History. |
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Asymmetric warfare -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books. .
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| Added Author |
Project Muse, distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: (DLC) 2013042522 9781421429120 |
| ISBN |
9781421428512 |
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9781421429120 |
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