The Global Village Myth: Distance, War, and the Limits of Power

by Patrick Porter

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According to security elites, revolutions in information, transport, and weapons technologies have shrunk the world, leaving the United States and its allies more vulnerable than ever to violent threats like terrorism or cyberwar. As a result, they practice responses driven by fear: theories of falling dominoes, hysteria in place of sober debate, and an embrace of preemptive war to tame a chaotic world.

Patrick Porter challenges these ideas...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1626161925

ISBN13:9781626161924

Release Date:February 2015

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.82 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.9" x 8.7"

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