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BL
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963763
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b718133
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| Main Entry
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Rogers, Paul,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Global security and the War on Terror : : elite power and the illusion of control /\ Paul Rogers.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary security studies
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0203089170
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: 9780203089170
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0415419379
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0415419387
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9780415419376
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9780415419383
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cold War and old war -- Introduction -- Learning from the Cold War nuclear confrontation (1998) -- Alternative military options in Europe (1989) -- A jungle full of snakes -- Introduction -- Military force projection and the new world order -- (1992) -- Oil and US security (1992) -- Taming the jungle (2000) -- The new security paradigm (2000) -- Force and counterforce -- Introduction -- Directed energy weapons and the control of rogue states (2001) -- Economic targeting and asymmetric warfare (2001) -- After 9/11 -- Introduction -- 11 September and the new American century (2002) -- Iran : consequences of a war (2006) -- An illusion of control -- Introduction -- The war on terror : the first five years -- The long war and the illusion of control.
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| Abstract
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This volume comprises a selection of Professor Paul Rogers' best essays on security issues from the Cold War to the War on Terror and the Iraq War, arguing that the dominant Western socio-economic security paradigm is fundamentally misguided and unsustainable.
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National security-- United States.
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National security.
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Security, International.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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World politics-- 1989-
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World politics-- 21st century.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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Military policy.
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National security.
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Security, International.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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World politics.
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United States, Military policy.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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355/.033073
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| LC Classification
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UA10.5.R635 2007eb
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