Contemporary Security Studies - Couverture souple

Collins, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019969477X ISBN 13 : 9780199694778

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Bringing together selections from key scholars, Contemporary Security Studies, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and engaging introduction to the fast-evolving field of security studies. It covers a broad range of approaches and issues, from terrorism and interstate armed conflict to security issues centering on the environment, health, and transnational crime.

Features

* Broad coverage of contemporary security studies

* Assumes no background knowledge and is therefore accessible to students new to the subject

* Carefully edited contributions from international experts

* Excellent learning features including readers' guides, key points, questions, guides to further reading, web links, text boxes, and a glossary

* A Companion Website providing case studies, web links, multiple-choice questions, and a flashcard glossary for students and PowerPoint-based lecture slides for instructors

New To This Edition

* A new chapter on the history and evolution of cyber-security and the level of risk it presents

* Additional coverage of international organizations and institutions, private military companies, post-structuralism, and nuclear proliferation and terrorism

* A revised chapter on coercive diplomacy that reflects new literature in the field

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alan Collins is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019969477X
• ISBN 13: 9780199694778
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 516
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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