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Strategic Power: Usa/USSR
Details the impact on US and Soviet strategic perceptions of different strategic cultures. Compares and contrasts their post-World War acquisition of strategic power, their sometimes quite different interpretation of strategic concepts and reality , and the relevance of analogous yet distinct processes (e.g. "decision-making in defense") and dynamics (the impact of "military-industrial complexes"). It also details the ramifications of "new thinking," East and West. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
519 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1990
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June 18, 2018
How do you write a review of an academic literature? LOL
I didn't read this thoroughly at first bcs i was just messing around to find some stuff that could help fill the missing gaps of my thesis but turns out i enjoyed reading it per-chapter (I didn't read it in order so I'd read chapter 5 today and chapter 1 tomorrow) BUT LIKE I FINALLY COMPLETED IT!!! My first ever non-fiction book!
Anyways here's the thing I find most interesting: I just realized that the book was originally published in 1990, years in which the strategic culture researches was introduced to new colors brought by the third generation. So you can still see how each writers have the tendency to either redefine, clarify and defend their generation's stand points. All the contributors/the authors of the book varies from first till third generations. Which I think is also the (+) of the book. Since I think that the intention of the authors was to give a general and broad understanding of the spectrums there are in strategic culture.
Second, It not only gives you general understanding on the difference there are between USA and USSR's security but also gives you a complete understanding on the researches history and the debates happening within the world of strategic culture (since, yea, the writers are old and new genes of strat culture).
Third, how the country case they've chosen (USA and USSR) is the simplest yet most relevant to point out discourse on how should we define 'culture' when it comes to security terms. Since both countries shows a very active security activity and had perform such dynamics throughout decades.
I would really really really recommend everyone concerning this field to read this book first before all other strat culture literature!!!
I didn't read this thoroughly at first bcs i was just messing around to find some stuff that could help fill the missing gaps of my thesis but turns out i enjoyed reading it per-chapter (I didn't read it in order so I'd read chapter 5 today and chapter 1 tomorrow) BUT LIKE I FINALLY COMPLETED IT!!! My first ever non-fiction book!
Anyways here's the thing I find most interesting: I just realized that the book was originally published in 1990, years in which the strategic culture researches was introduced to new colors brought by the third generation. So you can still see how each writers have the tendency to either redefine, clarify and defend their generation's stand points. All the contributors/the authors of the book varies from first till third generations. Which I think is also the (+) of the book. Since I think that the intention of the authors was to give a general and broad understanding of the spectrums there are in strategic culture.
Second, It not only gives you general understanding on the difference there are between USA and USSR's security but also gives you a complete understanding on the researches history and the debates happening within the world of strategic culture (since, yea, the writers are old and new genes of strat culture).
Third, how the country case they've chosen (USA and USSR) is the simplest yet most relevant to point out discourse on how should we define 'culture' when it comes to security terms. Since both countries shows a very active security activity and had perform such dynamics throughout decades.
I would really really really recommend everyone concerning this field to read this book first before all other strat culture literature!!!
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