Return of the barbarians confronting non-state actors from Ancient Rome to the present
Barbarians are back. These small, highly mobile, and stateless groups are no longer confined to the pages of history; they are a contemporary reality in groups such as the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIL. Return of the Barbarians re-examines the threat of violent non-state actors throughout history, rev...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991010084319708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The nature of the pre-modern strategic environment
- Barbarians and the character of the competition
- The return of pre-modern history?
- Altering the state: Decentralization
- Three saints and the barbarian threat
- Settlements, local forces, fortifications, and altering the environment.
