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- Book Title
- Castles, Battles, and Bombs: How Economics Explains Military His
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- ISBN
- 9780226071633
- Subject Area
- Business & Economics, History
- Publication Name
- Castles, Battles, and Bombs : How Economics Explains Military History
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Subject
- Economic History, Military / General, Economics / General
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Item Weight
- 27.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 424 Pages
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Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics--with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France's decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and Van Tuyll suggest lessons for today's military, from counterterrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. "In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant's campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating."--Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly "This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare."--Thomas C. Schelling, Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics
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University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226071634
ISBN-13
9780226071633
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62089615
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Castles, Battles, and Bombs : How Economics Explains Military History
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economic History, Military / General, Economics / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
27.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2007-031667
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Scholarly & Professional
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Hb195.B69 2008
Reviews
"Rarely does reading a book offer such rewards. Unarguably scholarly, cast in Jared Diamond's mold, Brauer and van Tuyll's work transported this economic historian across centuries and into realms that opened my eyes and engaged my imagination, both as an historian and an economist. My understanding of a past I thought I knew has been broadened and deepened and my teaching of that past forever altered. I enjoyed the journey. I am in the authors' debt."-John J. McCusker, Trinity University, "Rarely does reading a book offer such rewards. Unarguably scholarly, cast in Jared Diamond's mold, Brauer and van Tuyll's work transported this economic historian across centuries and into realms that opened my eyes and engaged my imagination, both as an historian and an economist. My understanding of a past I thought I knew has been broadened and deepened and my teaching of that past forever altered. I enjoyed the journey. I am in the authors' debt."John J. McCusker, Trinity University, [Brauer and van Tuyll's] analysis and discussion of military history is fascinating and mirrors the substantial recent interest on the economic dimensions of conflicts and the fiscal important of strategic choices. . . . The strengths of this book include the clarity of the material and the writing style, the accessibility of both the economic theory and historical cases used, and the various illustrations and additional materials. . . . I can heartily recommend this for everyone interested in military history and on how economics theory can help us understand historical outcomes better., "The authors have cogently synthesized an extensive literature to effectively demonstrate to nonspecialists how basic economic concepts can provide insights into the nature of war." Choice, "[Brauer and van Tuyll's] analysis and discussion of military history is fascinating and mirrors the substantial recent interest on the economic dimensions of conflicts and the fiscal important of strategic choices. . . . The strengths of this book include the clarity of the material and the writing style, the accessibility of both the economic theory and historical cases used, and the various illustrations and additional materials. . . . I can heartily recommend this for everyone interested in military history and on how economics theory can help us understand historical outcomes better."-Jari Eloranta, Journal of Economic History, "[Brauer and van Tuyll's] analysis and discussion of military history is fascinating and mirrors the substantial recent interest on the economic dimensions of conflicts and the fiscal important of strategic choices. . . . The strengths of this book include the clarity of the material and the writing style, the accessibility of both the economic theory and historical cases used, and the various illustrations and additional materials. . . . I can heartily recommend this for everyone interested in military history and on how economics theory can help us understand historical outcomes better."Jari Eloranta, Journal of Economic History, "In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant''s campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating."Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly, "In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant''s campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating."-Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly, Rarely does reading a book offer such rewards. Unarguably scholarly, cast in Jared Diamond's mold, Brauer and van Tuyll's work transported this economic historian across centuries and into realms that opened my eyes and engaged my imagination, both as an historian and an economist. My understanding of a past I thought I knew has been broadened and deepened and my teaching of that past forever altered. I enjoyed the journey. I am in the authors' debt., There is a need for a closer study of the historical relationship between economics and war....This is not that book. Its title suggests that it might be something else, at once more narrow and yet possibly more instructive: an attempt to explain decisions taken in war as a product of economic considerations., My skepticism was relieved by the preface, my expectations enhanced by the first chapter, my confidence assured by the second. This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare., "The authors have cogently synthesized an extensive literature to effectively demonstrate to nonspecialists how basic economic concepts can provide insights into the nature of war."-Choice, My skepticism was relieved by the preface, my expectations enhanced by the first chapter, my confidence assured by the second. This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare., "My skepticism was relieved by the preface, my expectations enhanced by the first chapter, my confidence assured by the second. This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare."-Thomas C. Schelling, University of Maryland, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics, The authors have cogently synthesized an extensive literature to effectively demonstrate to nonspecialists how basic economic concepts can provide insights into the nature of war., In bringing economics into assessments of military history, [the authors] also bring illumination. . . . [The authors] turn their interdisciplinary lens on the mercenary arrangements of Renaissance Italy; the wars of Marlborough, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon; Grant's campaigns in the Civil War; and the strategic bombings of World War II. The results are invariably stimulating., "My skepticism was relieved by the preface, my expectations enhanced by the first chapter, my confidence assured by the second. This study is serious, creative, important. As an economist I am happy to see economics so professionally applied to illuminate major decisions in the history of warfare."Thomas C. Schelling, University of Maryland, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics
Table of Content
List of Figures and Tables Preface Chapter 1. Economics Economics Principle I: Opportunity Cost Principle II: Expected Marginal Costs and Benefits Principle III: Substitution Principle IV: Diminishing Marginal Returns Principle V: Asymmetric Information and Hidden Characteristics Principle VI: Hidden Actions and Incentive Alignments Conclusion: Economics--and Military History Chapter 2. The High Middle Ages, 1000-1300: The Case of the Medieval Castle and the Opportunity Cost of Warfare Opportunity Cost and Warfare The Ubiquity of Castles The Cost of Castling The Advantages of Castles The Cost of Armies Castle Building and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 3. The Renaissance, 1300-1600: The Case of the Condottieri and the Military Labor Market The Principal-Agent Problem Demand, Supply, and Recruitment Contracts and Pay Control and Contract Evolution The Development of Permanent Armies Condottieri and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 4. The Age of Battle, 1618-1815: The Case of Costs, Benefits, and the Decision to Offer Battle Expected Marginal Costs and Benefits of Battle The 1600s: Gustavus Adolphus and Raimondo de Montecuccoli The 1700s: Marlborough, de Saxe, and Frederick the Great Napoleonic Warfare The Age of Battle and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 5. The Age of Revolution, 1789-1914: The Case of the American Civil War and the Economics of Information Asymmetry Information and Warfare North, South, and the Search for Information Major Eastern Campaigns through Gettysburg Grant in Virginia The American Civil War and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 6. The Age of the World Wars, 1914-1945: The Case of Diminishing Marginal Returns to the Strategic Bombing of Germany in World War II A Strategic Bombing Production Function Bombing German War Production Bombing the Supply Chain and the Civilian Economy Bombing German Morale Assessing the Effect of Strategic Bombing Strategic Bombing and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 7. The Age of the Cold War, 1945-1991: The Case of Capital-Labor Substitution and France's Force de Frappe History of the Force de Frappe The Force Post-De Gaulle Justifying the Force The Force's Effect on France's Conventional Arms Substituting Nuclear for Conventional Forces The Force de Frappe and the Other Principles of Economics Conclusion Chapter 8. Economics and Military History in the Twenty-first Century Economics of Terrorism Economics of Military Manpower Economics of Private Military Companies Economics, Historiography, and Military History Conclusion Notes References Index
Copyright Date
2008
Dewey Decimal
355.02/73
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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