Contemporary Security StudiesAlan Collins OUP Oxford, 2013 - 479 pages Bringing together selections from key scholars, Contemporary Security Studies, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and engaging introduction to the fast-evolving field of security studies. It covers a broad range of approaches and issues, from terrorism and interstate armed conflict to security issues centering on the environment, health, and transnational crime. FEATURES * Broad coverage of contemporary security studies * Assumes no background knowledge and is therefore accessible to students new to the subject * Carefully edited contributions from international experts * Excellent learning features including readers' guides, key points, questions, guides to further reading, web links, text boxes, and a glossary * A Companion Website providing case studies, web links, multiple-choice questions, and a flashcard glossary for students and PowerPoint-based lecture slides for instructors |
Table des matières
What is Security Studies? | 1 |
PART 1 Approaches to Security | 11 |
PART 2 Deepening and Broadening Security | 145 |
PART 3 Traditional and NonTraditional Security | 237 |
Glossary | 411 |
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