Böcker av Philip K. Lawrence

Modernity and War explores and assesses the development of war in the modern period. The author explains the violence of the modern form of war by analysing cultural trends in Western states and their connections to racism, nationalism and narcissism.

This analysis of the US large commercial aircraft (LCA) manufacturing sector addresses the question of how the US subsidizes this area of the industry. It seeks to show how the sector benefits from the research and development funded by the American federal government.

Applying a framework of strategic analysis to the Boeing Company, this book aims to utilize the concept of strategic value to explain Boeing's decline. It also argues that Boeing has neglected strategic value in favour of shareholder value, defined in terms of short-term cash benefits.