Manus I Midlarsky

Handbook of War Studies (Routledge Revivals)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1989, the Handbook of War Studies offers a systematic overview of empirically based theories of international conflict. In this definitive sourcebook, leading scholars of international relations provide a comprehensive survey of contemporary theorries and methodological approaches to the study of war. This comprehensive volume will be essential reading for students and teachers of international relations, military and strategic studies, and war and peace studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780415611008
• ISBN-10: 0415611008
• Artikelnr.: 54572503

Autorenporträt

Manus I. Midlarsky

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Structure-Based Theories of War 1. System structure, decision
processes, and the incidence of international war 2. Long cycles and global
war 3. Heirachical equilibria and the long-run instability of multipolar
systems 4. Power cycle theory of systems structure and stability:
commonalities and complementaries 5. The logic and study of the diffusion
of international conflict Part II Minimally Dyadic Theories of War 6. The
contribution of expected-utility theory to the study of international
conflict 7. The power transition: A retrospective and prospective
evaluation 8. Arms races, the conflict spiral, the onset of war 9.
Richarsonian arms race models Part III State-centered theories of war 10.
Public opinion and national security policy: relationships and impacts 11.
The diversionary theory of war: a critique 12. Lateral pressure in
international relations