This book examines the subject of strategy and its relationship with politics. Despite the fact that strategy is always the product of political process; the relationship between the two concepts and their ancillary activities has scarcely been touched by scholars. This book corrects that serious deficiency; and explains the high relevance of political factors for matters of general defence. Each chapter aims to show how and why strategy and politics interact and how this interaction has had significant consequences historically. Neither strategy nor politics can make sense if considered alone. Strategy requires direction that can only be provided by political process; while politics cannot be implemented without strategy. In summary; this volume will explain: what strategy is (and is not) why strategy is essential what strategy does and how it does it how strategy is made and executed Written by a leading scholar and former practitioner; this book will be essential reading for all students of military strategy; strategic studies; security studies and war and conflict studies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. How do we deal with Christoph Luxenberg?By Kindle CustomerExcellent articles on quranic research. Almost all contributors have something to say about christoph luxenberg and his methods of quranic corrections. One just wonders if he deserves all this attention.13 of 15 people found the following review helpful. excellent scholarshipBy Stephen Goranson[this is a review in progress; to be continued and revised]This book is the well-edited fruit of a conference of scholars who used differing approaches to explore what can be known about the setting and origin of the Qur'an. It also helpfully reviews the many; and sometimes quite contradictory; proposed histories of the formation and transmission of this sacred canon. It includes discussion of traditional Islamic scholarship and of historical-critical religious studies approaches. This scholarly work invites comparisons and contrasts with the earlier sacred canons of Judaism and Christianity. Several essays advance scholarship on the essential text of Islam and encourage understanding of differing traditions.Unfortunately; the book is quite expensive; making it affordable largely only to research libraries.Table of Contents:Foreword D. Madigan. Notes on Contributors. List of Images. Map: Locations Cited in the Present Volume. Abbreviations. Introduction: Qur'anic Studies and its Controversies G.S. Reynolds Part 1: Linguistic and Historical Evidence 1. The Qur'an in Recent Scholarship - Challenges and Desiderata F. Donner 2. Epigraphy and the Linguistic Background to the Qur'an R. Hoyland 3. Reconstructing the Qur'an: Emerging Insights G. Böwering 4. Reconsidering the Authorship of the Qur'an. Is the Qur'an Partly the Fruit of a Progressive and Collective Work? C. Gilliot 5. Christian Lore and the Arabic Qur'an: The "Companions of the Cave" in Surat al-Kahf and in Syriac Christian Tradition S. Griffith Part 2: The Religious Context of the Late Antique Near East 6. The Theological Christian Influence on the Qur'an: A Reflection S.K. Samir 7. Mary in the Qur'an: A Reexamination of Her Presentation S.A. Mourad 8. The Legend of Alexander the Great in the Qur'an 18:83-102 K. van Bladel 9. Beyond Single Words: ma'ida - Shaytan - jibt and taghut. Mechanisms of Translating the Bible into Ethiopic (Ga'az) Bible and of Transmission into the Qur'anic Text M. Kropp 10. Nascent Islam in the 7th Century Syriac Sources A. Saadi Part 3: Critical Study of the Qur'an and the Muslim Exegetical Tradition 11. Notes on Medieval and Modern Emendations of the Qur'an D. Stewart 12. Syriac in the Qur'an: Classical Muslim Theories A. Rippin. Bibliography. Index of Biblical Verses. Index of Qur'anic Verses. Index of People; Places and Subjects
