John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan

Scientific Study of Peace and War

A Text Reader

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The contributors of this book suggest methodologies for a systematic analysis of historical examples, using controlled observation, the collection of evidence, and careful inferences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 823g
• ISBN-13: 9780739100721
• ISBN-10: 0739100726
• Artikelnr.: 20982894

Autorenporträt

John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan

Inhaltsangabe

chapter 1 Facets in the Onset of War:Alliance Formation and War Behavior
chapter 2 Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War,
1820-1965
chapter 3 Armaments and Escalation
chapter 4 Arms Races and Escalation
chapter 5 When Will They Ever Learn? Coercive Bargaining in Recurrent
Crises
chapter 6 Excerpts from The War Trap
chapter 7 The Expansion of War:Alliances and the Expansion of War
chapter 8 Bipolarity and War
chapter 9 Preventing Systemic War
chapter 10 Peace and the Global Institutional Context:Universalism vs.
Particularism
chapter 11 The Termination and Impact of War:War Power and the Willingness
to Suffer
chapter 12 The Costs of Major Wars
chapter 13 War Making and State Making
chapter 14 Conclusion:The Steps to War
chapter 15 Appendix: Applying Scientific Method to the Study of War:The
Scientific Study of War
chapter 16 Bibliographical Essay
chapter 17 References
chapter 18 Index