Technology and Culture
Small Arms and the Culture of Military Innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7097986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Ford (0000-0002-2282-0451) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Weapon of Choice (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190623869.003.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W4238587906 |
| Open Library | OL28834231M |
| ISBN | 9780190623869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The prevailing assumption for many writers working on technology and change is that victory in war belongs to the masters of military innovation. If armed forces fail to act on this single insight then defeat in battle is all but certain. This chapter will discuss the various frameworks for helping to explain military innovation and conclude that existing top-down and bottom-up models of socio-technical change are insufficient. In its place this chapter outlines a mode of thinking about military innovation that draws on Science and Technology Studies. This in turn creates an opportunity for thinking about how power across the military-industrial complex is distributed
Battle · Engineering ethics · Geography · Military science · Military technology · Military theory · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Victory · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Engineering · Law · Military History and Strategy · Firearms · Military weapons
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2024 (52) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |