Jäger, T./Beckmann, R. (Hrsg.) Handbuch Kriegstheorien

This handbook is the first to offer a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theories of war. The first part of the work is interdisciplinary and presents various theories of war - from anthropological to religious approaches. The second part introduces central theorists of war. The third part contains empirical case studies from the Middle Ages to the present on partial aspects of theories of war. Overall, the volume presents the dynamics of theoretical development. It takes into account the respective political, socio-economic and technological factors.

I. Theories of War: Anthropological theories of war - Biological theories of war - Psychological theories of war - Social psychological theories of war - Political theories of war - Geopolitical theories of war - Social theories of war - Economic theories of war - Ecological theories of war - Theological theories of war II. Classics of theories of war: Thucydides - Sun Tzu - Machiavelli - Hobbes - Santa Cruz de Marcenado - Jacques Antoine Hippolyte Guibert - August Rühle von Lilienstern - Clausewitz - Marx, Engels and Lenin - Mao Zedong - Carl Schmitt - COIN theorists - Cold War nuclear strategists - RMA theorists - Irregular War theorists III. Empirical case studies of theories of war: Empirical Case Studies from Late Medieval Wars to Networked Security.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Jäger and Dr. Rasmus Beckmann are political scientists at the University of Cologne.