Power, interest, and identity in military alliances / Jae-Jung Suh.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007Description: xv, 286 p. : charts ; 21 cmISBN: 9781403979285 (hbk.); 1403979286 (hbk.)Subject(s): Alliances | Balance of power | United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South) | Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | NFIC | General Stacks | 355.03109 JUN 2007 (Browse shelf) | Available | CIPS0000489 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-278) and Index.
1. Power, interest, and identity in international politics : the military alliance between the United States and Republic of Korea -- 2. Power and alliance : assessing military balance in Korea -- 3. Interests and alliance persistence -- 4. Alliance and identity -- 5. End of the Cold War, beginning of alliance persistence -- 6. The past and future of alliances : institutionalization in world politics -- App. A. Adaptive dynamic model simulations -- App. B. Hypothetical armored battle in a breakthrough sector -- App. C. Airpower's contribution to ground war -- App. D. Military effectiveness of North Korea's missiles.
"This book analyzes U.S.-Korea relations to argue that the durability of military alliances depends upon a combination of power distribution, material assets, and identities. The author asserts that military alliances are much more than mere tools of power balancing, for they shape domestic interest constellations and are engaged in material, representational, and institutional practices that constitute the identity of allies and adversaries."--BOOK JACKET.
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