John A. Vasquez

The War Puzzle Revisited

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A scientific explanation of the onset and expansion of war and the conditions of peace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9780521708234
• ISBN-10: 0521708230
• Artikelnr.: 26425160

Autorenporträt

John A. Vasquez is Thomas B. Mackie Scholar in International Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Preliminaries: Introduction
1. Conceptualizing war
2. Types of war
3. Power politics and war
Retrospective commentary on Part I
Part II. The Onset and Expansion of Wars of Rivalry: 4. Territorial contiguity as a source of conflict leading to war
5. The realist road to war
6. The domestic prerequisites of wars of rivalry
7. Explaining World War: its scope, severity and duration
8. Peace
9. Conclusion: solving the puzzle of war
Retrospective commentary on Part II
Part III. Findings on the Steps to War, 1994-2008: 10. Research findings on territory, war and peace
11. Research findings on power politics and war
Appendix I. Propositional summary
Appendix II. Major findings on the steps to war.