| Strategic Basing and the Great Powers, 1200-2000 Robert E. Harkavy (Routledge, 2007) |
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Book Description This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its beginnings at a regional level to its current global reach, while emphasizing the interplay between political and international systemic factors (bipolar vs. multipolar systems), and technological factors. Analyzing the relationship between basing structures and national power, the book deals with such key questions as: the co-mingling of military and commercial functions for bases; sea power; geopolitical theory; imperial ‘pick-off’ during hegemonic wars; base acquisitions; continuity between basing structures; and long-term shifts in basing functions. Strategic Basing and the Great Powers, 1200-2000 will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, military history and international relations. |
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This data set records all basing events of the great powers between 1200-2000. The data include diverse concepts of base including facilities, strategic access, and FMP (Foreign military presence). The data set is categorized into five time periods: Mongol Empire and the Mediterranean system; the age of sail and European imperialism; the interwar period; the Cold War period; the post-Cold War period. It includes base name, country name, start and end date, peacetime or wartime, purpose, type of base, and whether the base had a mixed military and economic function. |
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