Heroism And The Changing Character Of War: Toward Post-Heroic Warfare?

Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea.

• • Author: S. Scheipers
• • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• • Publication Date: Mar 28, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 388 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1137362529
• • ISBN-13: 9781137362520