Cultural Differences In War-Making: Why Do Different Cultures Fight Wars Differently? Cover Image

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Cultural Differences In War-Making: Why Do Different Cultures Fight Wars Differently?

Author(s): Matej Cota
Subject(s): Civil Society, Security and defense, Military policy, Political behavior, Politics and communication, Politics and religion, Politics and society, Culture and social structure , Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, Sociology of Culture, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics, Identity of Collectives, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej
Keywords: military strategy;culture;East;West;Cald War;warfare;society;nuclear war;

Summary/Abstract: The paper gives insight into the subject of culturally different ways of war-making. The objective is to further examine armed conflict in different societies and cultures. By analyzing key parameters and variables of the concept of war and strategy, the paper puts into focus cultural differences between the ways of making war by prominent military organizations. Unlike other publications, which elaborated in detail key features of warfare between various culturally different societies throughout history, this paper puts stress on strategy. Strategic culture is the dominant factor which decides how the society wages war.

  • Issue Year: 8/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 215-228
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish