Power Rules
The Evolution of NATO's Conventional Force Posture
Published on 1. March 1995
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-8047-2396-1 (ISBN)
Description
A Stanford University Press classic.
Reviews / Votes
"This timely volume is a valuable addition to the literature on world oil markets and particularly on the important issue of US dependence on foreign oil and how the country should deal with it. In a presidential election year, this issue will no doubt take center stage, given soaring oil prices. Duffield explains the subject well, making the book accessible to all readers." - CHOICEMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Palo Alto
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Cloth
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
776 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8047-2396-1 (9780804723961)
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Person
John S. Duffield is Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. He has published two previous books with Stanford University Press: Power Rules: The Evolution of NATO's Conventional Force Posture (1995) and World Power Forsaken: Political Culture, International Institutions, and German Security Policy After Unification(1998).
Content
Introduction. 1. Convention force posture and alliance behavior; 2. Constructing NATO's conventional force posture, 1949-1952; 3. The New Look and NATO's conventional force posture, 1953-1955; 4. NATO retreats from massive retaliation, 1956-1960; 5. To the adoption of flexible response, 1961-1968; 6. Implementing flexible response, 1969-1989; 7. Explaining the evolution of NATO's conventional force posture, 1949-1989; Epilogue: the transformation of NATO's conventional force posture.