Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. What is new about the new wars?.
2. Warfare, state-building and the Thrity Years War.
3. The statization of war.
4. The economics of force in the new wars.
5. International terrorism.
6. Military interventions and the West’s dilemma.
Notes.
Index
Herfried Munkler is Professor of Political Science at Humboldt University, Berlin.
“Münkler achieves an astonishingly rich description of the
multifarious facets of post-modern warfare, which simultaneously
explores the conditions of the nation state as such. This highly
readable book contains much insight into the nature of the stubborn
conflicts that plague the world today.”
Political Studies Review “Münkler helpfully sets out three ways in
which the emergence of ‘new wars’ is framed by globalisation and
relates to the high-tech war ... In so doing, he clearly sets out
some of the global trends, and systematically demonstrates the
relationship between ‘new’ forms of warfare, Western war, and the
forces of globalisation.”
Australian Journal of Political Science
“A good overview of the ‘new wars’: mainly intrastate wars that are
characterized by the breakdown and failure of the state.”
International Affairs “The concept of new wars has been
controversial, not least because of the many features they share
with old wars. Herfried Münkler understands this, especially the
comparison with wars of the pre-modern era, and so is able to make
more sense of the concept than most. Not only is this book full of
sharp analysis, it also brings insights from contemporary German
scholarship to the notice of English language readers.”
Lawrence Freedman, King's College London
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