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War in the Twentieth Century Reflections at Century's End
Michael A. Hennessy, ed., B.J.C. McKercher, ed.
ISBN: 0-275-97709-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97709-2
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £58.95)
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Description: War proved a seminal influence on the shape of the 20th century. This collection provides various essays addressing the phenomenon of war as viewed through the eyes of the fin de siecle. Leading scholars of war, international relations, and international law offer general or specific insights into war's consequences during the last one hundred years. Combined, the essays demonstrate the centrality of 20th century war to the development of the modern state system, international jurisprudence, and contemporary society.

Donald Watt provides an overview of the use of the term war in its legal and practical sense. John Lynn addresses the transformation of military professional forces through the century. Donna Arzt explores the slow convergence of humanitarian law with human rights laws as witnessed in the latter half of the century. The contours of the national security state that emerged in many forms through the late century are detailed in contributions by Lawrence Aronsen, Geoffrey Smith, and Gary Hess. Finally, efforts to avert war through arms control, disarmament, arms reduction, and peace-keeping are examined in essays by Norman Hillmer and Erik Goldstein.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by Michael A. Hennessy and B. J. C. McKercher
    War in the Twentieth Century by Donald Cameron Watt
    Disarmament, Arms Control, and Arms Reduction by Erik Goldstein
    The Economic Foundations of the Cold War Alliance Systems, 1945 to 1953 by Lawrence R. Aronsen
    Containment, "Disease," and Cold War Culture by Geoffrey S. Smith
    Presidential Decision Making and the National Security Council in Four Crises, 1950-1990 by Gary R. Hess
    Peacekeeping: Canada's Inevitable Role by Norman Hillmer
    Three Degrees of Separation: The Evolving Convergence of Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law, and Refugee Law by Donna E. Arzt
    A View from Above: Watersheds in the Evolution of War and Military Institutions during the Twentieth Century by John A. Lynn
    Selected Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: MICHAEL A. HENNESSY is Associate Professor of History and War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he specializes in naval history, military technology, and low intensity conflict. He is co-editor of The Operational Art: Developments in the Theory of War (Praeger, 1996) and Strategy in Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary War in I Corps (Praeger, 1997).

B.J.C. MCKERCHER is Professor of International History and Chair of War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. He has recently written Transition of Power: Britain's Loss of Global Preeminence to the United States, 1930-1945 (1999), and he has co-edited (with Roch Legault) Military Planning and the Origins of the Second World War (Praeger, 2001).
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