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The war puzzle /
This book constructs a new scientific explanation of the onset and expansion of war and the conditions of peace. The author describes systematically those factors common to wars between equal states to see if there is a pattern that suggests why war occurs, and how it might be avoided or mitigated,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1993.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in international relations ;
27. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Determining the initial balance between hard-liners and accommodationists. Domestic reactions to the steps to war. War initiation. Domestic constraints on war
- 7. Explaining World War: Its Scope, Severity, and Duration. What are world wars? Factors promoting the expansion of war. The necessary conditions of world war. Duration
- 8. Peace. The nature of peace. Characteristics of peaceful periods. The relationship of peace to war
- 9. Conclusion: Solving the Puzzle of War. The onset of war. The expansion of war. Peace research and the cumulation of scientific knowledge.