Germany and the use of force

The first major English language study of German security after the Iraq war, this book offers a unique analysis of the evolution of contemporary German perspectives on the use of force.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Longhurst, Kerry Anne (-)
Other Authors: Longhurst, Kerry, contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press 2004.
Manchester : [2018]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Issues in German politics.
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427392206719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the past as prologue
  • 1. On strategic culture
  • 2. Stunde Null and the 'construction' of West German strategic culture
  • 3. Germany and the use of force I: adjusting to life after the Cold War
  • 4. The momentum of change. Germany and the use of force II: from Afghanistan to Iraq
  • 5. Redesigning the Bundeswehr?
  • 6. The endurance of conscription
  • 7. Conclusions: Germany, the use of force and the power of strategic culture
  • Sources and bibliography
  • Index.