War and the Engineers: The Primacy of Politics Over Technology

by Keir A. Lieber

Book Overview

Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474876
• ISBN13: 9780801474873
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher