Tokens of Power : Rethinking War
by
Ann Hironaka
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1316626822
ISBN-13
9781316626825
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 6th, 2017
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
458 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
International relationsWarfare & defence
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Reexamining assumptions about why states go to war, this book presents an alternative narrative of military history about the motivations of state actors whose decisions are based not in military reality, but in a social construction of who is a 'Great Power' - leading to irrational plays for control and dominance.
War presents a curious paradox. Interstate war is arguably the most carefully planned endeavor by states, yet military history is filled with disasters and blunders of monumental proportions. These anomalies happen because most military history presumes that states are pursuing optimal strategies in a competitive environment. This book offers an alternative narrative in which the pillars of military planning - evaluations of power, strategy, and interests - are theorized as social constructions rather than simple material realities. States may be fighting wars primarily to gain or maintain power, yet in any given historical era such pursuits serve only to propel competition; they do not ensure military success in subsequent generations. Allowing states to embark on hapless military ventures is fraught with risks, while the rewards are few.
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