How Long to Read The Adaptive Military

How Long Does it Take to Read The Adaptive Military?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read The Adaptive Military by James Burk

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

When the cold war ended, many hoped it signified enhanced prospects for a more stable world. However, despite favorable political developments, the post-cold war period has been marked by turbulence, uncertainty, and challenge. The actions of rogue states such as Iraq and North Korea have made nuclear proliferation more unpredictable. Violence in Somalia and Bosnia has cast doubt on the viability of international peacekeeping arrangements. Hopes for expanding democratization have been dimmed by assertions that the values of liberal democracy and human rights are incompatible with non-Western cultures. The Adaptive Military describes how military security policies and practices have adapted to these new times and explains why such changes are necessary. The central argument is that current conflicts have been shaped by long-term trends, which increased the number and complexity of threats that the developed world is supposed to meet, and correspondingly decreased the stock of social and political options available to meet them. Although the authors differ in their assessments about the current prospects for peace and ways to maintain security, the issues they address are as critical as they were at the end of the Cold War. Mobilizing resources and political support for remote and difficult enterprises will always remain contentious, but if we recognize the hazard of letting violence run unopposed throughout the world, then we bear some responsibility to consider how it might be checked. This volume is an exercise of that responsibility. It will be of great interest to experts in military studies and international relations. James Burk is professor of sociology at Texas A&M University and was formerly editor of Armed Forces and Society. He is the author of many articles on civil-military relations and editor of Morris Janowitz: On Social Organization and Social Control.

How long is The Adaptive Military?

The Adaptive Military by James Burk is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Adaptive Military Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read The Adaptive Military aloud.

What Reading Level is The Adaptive Military?

The Adaptive Military is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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