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- Book Title
- Arms Races: Technological and Political Dynamics (International
- ISBN
- 9780803982215
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
SAGE Publications, The Limited
ISBN-10
0803982216
ISBN-13
9780803982215
eBay Product ID (ePID)
566873
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Arms Races : Technological and Political Dynamics
Subject
International Relations / Arms Control, International Relations / General
Publication Year
1990
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Series
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (Prio) Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
89-062694
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'This is a worthwhile volume because it (a) makes more accessible perspectives from Northern Europe, providing a counterpoint to viewpoints shaped in the United States; (b)presents a number of informative studies of internal sources of militarism, arms build-ups and weapons acquisitions; and (c) raises provocative, important issues in methodology and knowledge acquisition. Clearly, this collection warrants consideraion by serious students of arms races' - Armed Forces and Society 'A combination of theory, empirical data, and comparative analysis, this book is a must for every person interested in the arms race.' - Charles C Moskos 'Taken together, the volume appears to exhaust the field of possible alternative explanations of the armaments dynamics, in addition to which it contains a comprehensive bibliography.' - Non-Offensive Defence 'There is a need for a book that pulls the subject together, and anyone wanting to get access to the state of the art could not do better than to start with this one. It gives a thoughtful, wide-rangingg and constructive criticism of the whole attempt to understand arms racing.... It should be particularly welcome to those seeking a way into a large and scattered literature, and to those trying to find coherent teaching material.' - International Relations and Organizations 'The Gleditsch introductory overview is extremely useful....an extremely useful collection of papers on a topic which is likely, unfortunately, to be of enduring interest. - Pacific Research an extremely useful collection of papers on a topic which is likely, unfortunately, to be of enduring interet. - Pacific Research, 'This is a worthwhile volume because it (a) makes more accessible perspectives from Northern Europe, providing a counterpoint to viewpoints shaped in the United States; (b)presents a number of informative studies of internal sources of militarism, arms build-ups and weapons acquisitions; and (c) raises provocative, important issues in methodology and knowledge acquisition. Clearly, this collection warrants consideraion by serious students of arms races' - Armed Forces and Society'A combination of theory, empirical data, and comparative analysis, this book is a must for every person interested in the arms race.' - Charles C Moskos'Taken together, the volume appears to exhaust the field of possible alternative explanations of the armaments dynamics, in addition to which it contains a comprehensive bibliography.' - Non-Offensive Defence'There is a need for a book that pulls the subject together, and anyone wanting to get access to the state of the art could not do better than to start with this one. It gives a thoughtful, wide-rangingg and constructive criticism of the whole attempt to understand arms racing.... It should be particularly welcome to those seeking a way into a large and scattered literature, and to those trying to find coherent teaching material.' - International Relations and Organizations'The Gleditsch introductory overview is extremely useful....an extremely useful collection of papers on a topic which is likely, unfortunately, to be of enduring interest. - Pacific Research an extremely useful collection of papers on a topic which is likely, unfortunately, to be of enduring interet. - Pacific Research
Series Volume Number
3
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
355.02/13
Table Of Content
PART ONE: THE STATE OF THE ARTResearch on Arms Races - Nils Petter GleditschArms Race Dynamics and Arms Control - Dieter SenghaasArms Races, Formal Models, and Quantitative Tests - Hakan WibergArms Race Modelling - Michael D Intriligator and Dagobert L Brito A ReconsiderationArtificial Intelligence Models of Arms Races - Paul SmokerPART TWO: TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMICSThe Role of Military R&D in Arms Build-Ups - Ulrich AlbrechtScience-Based Military Technology as a Driving Force Behind the Arms Race - Marek TheeTowards an Historical Sociology of Nuclear Weapons Technologies - Donald MackenzieModernization Through Military Industry - Olav Wicken The Creation of a 'Military Industrial System in Norway 1960-75The Bomb that Never Was - Wilhelm Agrell The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Nuclear Weapons ProgrammeWeapons Innovation and US Strategic Weapons Systems - Hans Gunter Brauch Learning from Case StudiesLearning from History? Case Studies and the Limits to Theory Building - Olav NjolstadPART THREE: POLITICAL DYNAMICSMilitarism and Capitalism in the Twentieth Century - Michael GeyerThe Geyer Archives - Lars MjosetArms Build-Ups under Socialism - Carl Gustav Jacobsen The USSR and ChinaWhy Do the Soviets Buy the Weapons They Do? - Matthew EvangelistaEconomy, Power, and the Arms Race - Raimo V[um]ayrynenPART FOUR: THE RESEARCH AGENDASystemic Confrontation, Armament Competition, and Armament Dynamics - Dieter SenghaasArms Races - Hakan Wiberg Why Worry?A Possible Future for the Arms Race - Michael D Intriligator and Dagobert L Brito
Synopsis
A long tradition of theoretical and empirical work has been devoted to the question of the driving forces in the arms race since the 1960s. This book takes up the internal factors of arms dynamics, such as bureaucratic politics, interservice rivalry, and the military-industrial complex, as well as external factors such as interactive arms dynamics between the two superpowers. It also deals with the question of technological determinism - the ideas that what is technically possible will be done as opposed to the idea that 'politics is in command. Finally, factors in the international system affecting arms races are also examined, such as long economic waves and power transitions., A long tradition of theoretical and empirical work has been devoted to the question of the driving forces in the arms race since the 1960s. This book takes up the internal factors of arms dynamics, such as bureaucratic politics, interservice rivalry, and the military-industrial complex, as well as external factors such as interactive arms dynamics between the two superpowers. It also deals with the question of technological determinism - the ideas that what is technically possible will be done as opposed to the idea that politics is in command. Finally, factors in the international system affecting arms races are also examined, such as long economic waves and power transitions.
LC Classification Number
UA10.A79 1990
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