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Ford, Matthew

 
9781849046503: Weapon of Choice: Small Arms and the Culture of Military Innovation
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1849046506 ISBN 13 : 9781849046503
Editeur : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

This book examines Western military technological innovation through the lens of developments in small arms during the twentieth century. These weapons have existed for centuries, appear to have matured only incrementally and might seem unlikely technologies for investigating the trajectory of military-technical change. Their relative simplicity, however, makes it easy to use them to map patterns of innovation within the military- industrial complex. Advanced technologies may have captured the military imagination, offering the possibility of clean and decisive outcomes, but it is the low technologies of the infantryman that can help us develop an appreciation for the dynamics of military-technical change. Tracing the path of innovation from battlefield to back office, and from industry to alliance partner, Ford develops insights into the way that small arms are socially constructed. He thereby exposes the mechanics of power across the military- industrial complex. This in turn reveals that shifting power relations between soldiers and scientists, bureaucrats and engineers, have allowed the private sector to exploit infantry status anxiety and shape soldier weapon preferences. Ford's analysis allows us to draw wider conclusions about how military innovation works and what social factors

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À propos de l'auteur

Matthew Ford is Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. The author of 'War in the Smartphone Age' and co-author of 'Radical War' (both published by Hurst), he was the founding editor of the 'British Journal for Military History'. His research focuses on technology and the conduct of war.

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Éditeur
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1849046506
ISBN 13 
9781849046503
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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