Title: The Theory of Strategic Culture in the 1990s:Retrospection and Preview
Abstract:It has been a longstanding issue in the humanities as to whether history exists in sheer antitheoretical realm or is congenial to study in theoretical way. Recent studies on military history and nati...It has been a longstanding issue in the humanities as to whether history exists in sheer antitheoretical realm or is congenial to study in theoretical way. Recent studies on military history and national security have nevertheless set to an ideational journey bound for substantiate their empirical findings under the framework of culture. This article provides a critique on selected literature of strategic culture and case studies in both the China and nonChina fields over the past decade. Scholarly works on human violence, cultural realism, organizational culture, enduring rivalry as well as norms and identity in national security receive particular attention. The critique demonstrates how scholars make great endeavours to transcend the parochialism of rational choice, thus opening up an exhilarating vista for further research.Read More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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