Military forces in 21st century peace operations : no job for a soldier? /
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| Author / Creator: | Arbuckle, James V., 1940- |
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| Imprint: | London : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description: | x, 194 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cass military studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6159286 |
| Summary: | A major new study of the realities of contemporary warfare, which presents a range of fresh insights and is essential reading for all students and professionals engaged in the field. This book clearly shows us that: neither military nor civilian agencies can act effectively alone in resolving modern conflicts joint civil-military efforts are needed, and those efforts must be deliberately planned from the outset of an operation; they cannot be added on as afterthoughts when all else has failed the record of our efforts over nearly a decade and a half since the end of the Cold War demonstrates that we are doing badly at creating civil-military partnerships, and that we are not getting better.James V. Arbuckle shows how these issues are neither structural nor organizational - they are cultural. They involve attitudes, beliefs, perceptions - positive and negative, true and false. The solutions will involve changing attitudes, moving beyond prejudices, replacing competition with cooperation. The principal mechanisms for this will be common civil-military training and education. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 194 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-187) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415393701 9780415393706 0203969391 9780203969397 |
