Strategy in the Contemporary World

Edited by:   John Baylis (Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations Swansea University), James Wirtz (Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California), Colin Gray (Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies, University of Reading)
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 247mm,  Width: 189mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   804g
ISBN:   9780198807100
ISBN 10:   0198807104
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor at Swansea University. His books include Anglo-American Defence Relations 1939-1984 (Macmillan, 1984); Alternative Nuclear Futures: The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War World, with Robert O'Neill (OUP, 2000); The Makers of Nuclear Strategy, with John Garnett (Pinter,1991); The Globalization of World Politics, with Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (7th Edition, OUP, 2017); An Introduction to Global Politics, with Steven Lamy, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (4th. Edition, OUP, 2016); and The British Nuclear Experience: The Role of Beliefs, Culture and Identity, with Kristan Stoddart (OUP, 2015). He is currently working on Wales and the Bomb: The Role of Welsh Scientists and Engineers in the Development of British Nuclear Weapons to be published by the University of Wales Press in 2018. James J. Wirtz is the Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is the co-editor of Intelligence: The Secret World of Spies 5th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2018) and the author of Understanding Intelligence Failure: Warning response and deterrence (Routledge 2017). Colin S. Gray is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He has advised the American and British Governments for many years. Among his books are a trilogy on strategy with Oxford University Press: The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice 2010); Perspectives on Strategy (2013); and Strategy and Defence Planning: Meeting the Challenge of Uncertainty (2014).

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