Jakub J. Grygiel: Return of the Barbarians

Cover: 9781316611241 | Return of the Barbarians | Jakub J Grygiel | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Barbarians are back. These small, highly mobile, and stateless groups are no longer confined to the pages of history; they are a contemporary reality in groups such as the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIL. Return of the Barbarians re-examines the threat of violent non-state actors throughout history, revealing key lessons that are applicable today. From the Roman Empire and its barbarian challenge on the Danube and Rhine, Russia and the steppes to the nineteenth-century Comanches, Jakub J. Grygiel shows how these groups have presented peculiar, long-term problems that could rarely be solved with a finite war or clearly demarcated diplomacy. To succeed and survive, states were often forced to alter their own internal structure, giving greater power and responsibility to the communities most directly affected by the barbarian menace. Understanding the barbarian challenge, and strategies employed to confront it, offers new insights into the contemporary security threats facing the Western world.

Über den Autor

Jakub J. Grygiel was a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (Washington, DC) and an associate professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University (Washington, DC). He is currently serving on the policy planning staff at the US Department of State.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. The nature of the pre-modern strategic environment; 2. Barbarians and the character of the competition; 3. The return of pre-modern history?; 4. Altering the state: decentralization; 5. Three saints and the barbarian threat; 6. Settlements, local forces, fortifications, and altering the environment; 7. Conclusion: sidewalks and two fronts.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781316611241
ISBN-10:	1316611248
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Grygiel, Jakub J.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	244 x 170 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Jakub J. Grygiel
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.03.2019
Gewicht:	0,412 kg