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The good war : NATO and the liberal conscience in Afghanistan
- Title
- The good war : NATO and the liberal conscience in Afghanistan / M.J. Williams.
- Author
- Williams, M. J., 1979-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 12-546 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 171 p. : map; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The Good War tackles the issue of NATO in Afghanistan, exploring NATO's evolution in the 1990s and blending NATO's transformation from a reactive defense organization into a pro-active risk manager with the ethic of liberalism. It raises questions, such as why an alliance built upon the territorial defense of Europe ended up in Afghanistan"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 148-169) and index
- Contents
- Introduction: on wars: 'Good' and 'Bad' -- NATO in an Age of Risk -- Empires of liberty -- The hedgehog and the fox: Euro-American Visions of 9/11 -- Soldiers of misfortune -- International (Dis)Organization -- Empire lite -- NATO, Afghanistan and security in a networked world -- Epilogue: revisiting the liberal conscience.
- Call Number
- JFD 12-546
- ISBN
- 9780230294288 (pbk.)
- 0230294286 (pbk.)
- 9780230294271
- 0230294278
- LCCN
- 2011008060
- OCLC
- YBP 2011008060
- Author
- Williams, M. J., 1979-
- Title
- The good war : NATO and the liberal conscience in Afghanistan / M.J. Williams.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 148-169) and index
- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-546