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Reconceptualizing War

Reconceptualizing War

Zweibelson, Ben

Hardcover

PhilosophyGeneral Political ScienceMilitary Strategy

Publisher Price: $49.95

ISBN10: 1804517291
ISBN13: 9781804517291
Publisher: Helion & Company
Published: Jul 10 2025
Pages: 744
Weight: 3.20
Height: 1.90 Width: 6.80 Depth: 9.90
Language: English
Ben Zweibelson is one of the sharpest intellects and freshest voices in the new generation of military thinkers. Reconceptualizing War should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of the lethal complexity of warfare in today's rapidly-evolving, multi-domain battlespace. -- Dr. David Kilcullen, author of The Accidental Guerilla

War remains the most chaotic and destructive act our species is capable of. In addition to waging war against those we disagree with, we also battle with which beliefs about war are superior to alternatives. We make war with ideas, beliefs, and mindsets along with bullets, bombs, and missiles. The tactics and technologies matter, but only if societies can also realize the limitations of their strategic, organizational, and societal frameworks on defining and engaging in organized violence.

Ben Zweibelson presents an entirely disruptive and groundbreaking way to make sense of conflict at a meta-theoretical level. Blending philosophy and sociology, he provides a challenging synthesis of multiple war paradigms, from technological, Westphalian frames of Western industrialized societies to those under Marxist versions, and radical ideological movements and sects. Readers interested in philosophy, political science, security affairs, and foreign policy will find this book highly informative and provocative. In this book, those waging internationally sanctioned warfare clash with proponents of 'wokefare', radical terrorists and doomsday cults battle with totalitarian regimes, and more.

Reconceptualizing War attempts what no previous book on war has done, in that each war theory remains grounded in one dominant war paradigm. Zweibelson takes readers on a mind-bending intellectual journey where all war paradigms are explained, contrasted, and overlapped so that greater understanding of our species' perpetual fascination with conflict is achieved.

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