Militarization and war

There is a consensus among proponents of militarism theory that militaries seek wars to enhance their institutional influence, promoting expansionist policies because it is in line with their training. However, most military-run states, and those regimes influenced by their militaries, termed milita...

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Main Author: Schofield, Julian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2007
Series:Initiatives in strategic studies--issues and policies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: contending views--Militarism, militarization and war
  • Militarization and war
  • Pakistan, direct militarization, and the 1965 war
  • India, nonmilitarization, and the 1971 war
  • Israel, civilian militarization, and the 1956 war
  • Israel, embedded civilian militarization, and the 1967 war
  • Egypt, elite militarization, and the 1973 war
  • Iran, elite militarization, and the 1969-1975 conflict
  • Iraq, undermilitarization, and the 1980 war
  • Conclusion.