Return of the Barbarians: Confronting Non-State Actors from Ancient Rome to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781316611241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 230 str.

Jakub J. Grygiel

Opis

Reveals the threat of violent non-state actors throughout history and the lessons that are applicable to current security challenges.

Recenzje

'Policymakers and scholars of international relations will undoubtedly find Return of the Barbarians by Jakub Grygiel, to be a rich resource of information on the premodern global order. Throughout the text, Grygiel cogently and forcefully argues for researchers and practitioners to return to premodern history to understand contemporary threats and strategic challenges that the United States currently and increasingly faces.' Megan A. Stewart, H-Diplo

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The nature of the pre-modern strategic environment; 2. Barbarians and the character of the competition; 3. The return of pre-modern history?; 4. Altering the state: decentralization; 5. Three saints and the barbarian threat; 6. Settlements, local forces, fortifications, and altering the environment; 7. Conclusion: sidewalks and two fronts.