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Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas
by Goldman, Emily O., Eliason, Leslie C.
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- Comments: 1. As military forces across the globe adopt Good technologies, doctrines, and organizational forms suited to warfare in the information age, defense practitioners and academic specialists are debating the potential consequences of the "revolution in military affairs." The central question of this book is how such revolutions spread, to whom, how quickly, and with what consequences for the global balance of military power. The contributors to this volume-who include historians, political scientist
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- ISBN: 0804745358
- Publisher: Stanford University Press
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"With assiduous attention to the dynamics of diffusionespecially it's sensitivity to local contingencies within indigenous cultural settingsthis volume succeeds in alerting policy makers to the challenges of advancing (or halting) the spread of technology. It further provides a salutary reminder that "software"including robust but flexible habits of mindis often more critical to military effectiveness than hardware."William J. Astore, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California "The editors have brought together an excellent collection of pieces on the diffusion of military technology."Journal of Political and Military SociologyGoldman, Emily O. is the author of 'Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas' with ISBN 9780804745352 and ISBN 0804745358.
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