The RAND Corporation (1989–2009) The Reconfiguration of Strategic Studies in the United States

Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called de...

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Main Author: Samaan, Jean-Loup
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called defense intellectuals such as the RAND Corporation
Physical Description:204 p online resource
ISBN:9781137057358