Great Powers, Small Wars : Asymmetric Conflict since 1945 / / Larisa Deriglazova.

In a sophisticated combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies, Larisa Deriglazova surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. She then focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United Stat...

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Place / Publishing House:Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2018
©2018
Year of Publication:2014
2018
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 384 pages) :); illustrat
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns
  • Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept
  • Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts
  • The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies
  • The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009
  • Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model.