{"product_id":"understanding-contemporary-strategy-david-j-lonsdale-9781138059474","title":"Understanding Contemporary Strategy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to modern strategy, covering the context, theory, and practice of military strategy in all its different forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a combination of classical and modern strategic theory, history, and current practice. It is split into three main sections: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first provides the context for contemporary strategy and includes discussions of the human, technological, intelligence, ethical, and grand strategic dimensions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe second part explores the theory and practice of strategy in different geographical domains, including land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe final part engages with three of the most challenging forms of strategy in the contemporary era: nuclear weapons, terrorism, and insurgency. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition brings the book up to date by including discussions of the rise and fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); the emergence of robotics and artificial intelligence; major events in space and cyberspace; and the growing profile of nuclear weapons. Each chapter presents the reader with a succinct summary of the topic, provides a challenging analysis of current issues, and finishes with key points, questions for discussion, and further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for upper-level students of strategic studies, war studies, military history, and international security.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Lonsdale, Thomas M. Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138059471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138059474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.78d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David J. Lonsdale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896997568767,"sku":"9781138059474","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e4db5c8-1fa2-4951-a93a-0440f2ae69fa.jpg?v=1721372901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-contemporary-strategy-david-j-lonsdale-9781138059474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}