Military & Strategic Studies Products

By Boubacar N’Diaye

This book, the result of more than a decade of research, focuses on the socio-political dynamics and civil-military relations in a little studied country: Mauritania, located in the troubled North-western part of Africa. Boubacar N’Diaye brings into light the political evolution of this country…

Paperback – 2019-07-05
Routledge
African Governance

By David Littlewood

While a plethora of studies have discussed why so many men decided to volunteer for the army during the Great War, the experiences of those who were called up under conscription have received relatively little scrutiny. Even when the implementation of the respective Military Service Acts has been…

Paperback – 2019-07-05
Routledge

Edited by Redie Bereketeab

Africa is well known for the production of national liberation movements (NLMs), stemming from a history of exploitation, colonisation and slavery. NLMs are generally characterised by a struggle carried out by or in the name of suppressed people for political, social, cultural, economic,…

Paperback – 2019-06-10
Routledge
Routledge Studies in African Development

By Peter Chambers

What kind of a world is one in which border security is understood as necessary? How is this transforming the shores of politics? And why does this seem to preclude a horizon of political justice for those affected? Border Security responds to these questions through an interdisciplinary…

Paperback – 2019-06-10
Routledge
Space, Materiality and the Normative

Edited by Kaushik Roy, Gavin Rand

This book offers diverse and original perspectives on South Asia’s imperial military history. Unlike prevailing studies, the chapters in the volume emphasize both the vital role of culture in framing imperial military practice and the multiple cultural effects of colonial military service and…

Paperback – 2019-06-10
Routledge India
War and Society in South Asia

By Debasish Chaudhuri

This book focuses on the nature of ethno-national conflicts and impacts of ideological orientation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) towards the national question in the context of Han nationalism and political, economic and security policies towards Xinjiang. Violence in Xinjiang since the mid…

Paperback – 2019-06-10
Routledge India

By Gulshan Dietl

Gas pipelines constitute an important, yet unexplored, aspect of strategic geography. As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India’s need for energy is paramount. Though surrounded by gas-rich regions – Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east, the Gulf to the west and Central…

Paperback – 2019-06-05
Routledge India

By James Taylor Ranney

This book deals with the history and future of the concept of ‘world peace through law’ (WPTL), which advocates replacing the use of international force with the global rule of law. WPTL calls for replacing war with the global rule of law by arms reductions, including the abolition of nuclear…

Paperback – 2019-05-21
Routledge

Edited by Spyros Economides, James Sperling

This volume offers a coherent analysis of the European Union’s security strategies within a comparative framework. If the EU is to survive and prosper as an effective security actor, it requires that greater attention be devoted to taking a cohesive and common position on the relationship…

Paperback – 2019-05-21
Routledge
Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy

Edited by Orla Lynch, Javier Argomaniz

This volume examines how both victims and perpetrators of terrorism are relevant to our understanding of political violence. While the perpetrators of political violence have been the subject of significant academic research, victims of terrorism and political violence have rarely featured in this…

Paperback – 2019-05-21
Routledge
Contemporary Terrorism Studies

By Scott Gates, Kaushik Roy

This book examines the origins, courses and consequences of conventional wars in post-colonial South Asia. Although South Asia has experienced large-scale conventional warfare on several occasions since the end of World War II, there is an almost total neglect of analysis of conventional warfare…

Paperback – 2019-05-21
Routledge
Military Strategy and Operational Art

By Joyce Wu

Involving men to stop violence against women is a global trend, with celebrity-endorsed campaigns such as HeforShe and White Ribbon being hailed as progress in changing male behaviour. But the question remains: Has men’s involvement resulted in positive change, or has it reinforced the belief that…

Paperback – 2019-05-20
Routledge
Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality