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European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of ‘strategic culture’, in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots.   Contents -             Strategic Culture -             Security and Defence Policy -             European Integration -             Comparative Policy Analysis    Target Groups Academics and practitioners in the field of social sciences   The Editors Dr. Heiko Biehl is Research Director at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam. Dr. Bastian Giegerich is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and Consulting Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Alexandra Jonas, M.A., is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.  .

Cultural pluralism -- Europe. --- Multiculturalism -- Europe. --- Military & Naval Science --- Social Sciences --- Law, Politics & Government --- Armies --- Social Sciences - General --- Strategic culture --- Defensive (Military science) --- Attack and defense (Military science) --- Defenses (Military science) --- Defensive (Military strategy) --- Social sciences. --- Social Sciences. --- Social Sciences, general. --- Military art and science --- Culture --- Military policy --- National security --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization

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As the title suggests, Beyond the Burghal Hidage takes the study of Anglo-Saxon civil defence away from traditional historical and archaeological fields, and uses a groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to examine warfare and public responses to organised violence through their impact on the landscape. By bringing together the evidence from a wide range of archaeological, onomastic and historical sources, the authors are able to reconstruct complex strategic and military landscapes, and to show how important detailed knowledge of early medieval infrastructure and communications is to our understanding of Anglo-Saxon preparedness for war, and to the situating of major defensive works within their wider strategic context. The result is a significant and far-reaching re-evaluation of the evolution of late Anglo-Saxon defensive arrangements. Winner of the 2013 Verbruggen prize, given annually by De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history.

Anglo-Saxons --- Fortification --- Civil defense --- Boroughs --- Hidage --- Landscapes --- Names, Geographical --- Landscape archaeology --- Archaeology --- Cultural landscapes --- Countryside --- Landscape --- Natural scenery --- Scenery --- Scenic landscapes --- Nature --- Land value taxation --- Burghs --- Cities and towns --- Local government --- Air defenses, Civil --- Civilian defense --- Defense, Civil --- Emergency preparedness --- Protection of civilians --- Defensive (Military science) --- Public safety --- Fortification, Primitive --- Forts --- Military engineering --- Siege warfare --- Saxons --- Antiquities. --- History. --- History --- England --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales --- History, Military. --- Fortifications --- Protection civile --- Paysages --- Noms géographiques --- Archéologie du paysage --- Histoire --- Histoire militaire