Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas

"With assiduous attention to the dynamics of diffusionespecially it's sensitivity to local contingencies within indigenous cultural settingsthis volume succeeds in alerting policy makers to the challenges of advancing (or halting) the spread of technology. It further provides a salutary reminder that "software"including robust but flexible habits of mindis often more critical to military effectiveness than hardware."William J. Astore, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California "The editors have brought together an excellent collection of pieces on the diffusion of military technology."Journal of Political and Military SociologyGoldman, Emily O. is the author of 'Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas' with ISBN 9780804745352 and ISBN 0804745358.