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What causes war? : an introduction to theories of international conflict
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Title
What causes war? : an introduction to theories of international conflict / Greg Cashman.
ISBN
9780742566507 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742566501 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742566514 (pbk. : alk. paper)
074256651X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780742566521 (electronic)
Edition
Second Edition.
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Physical Description
xii, 605 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Summary
Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic text presents a comprehensive survey of the many alternative theories that attempt to explain the causes of interstate war. For each theory, Greg Cashman examines the arguments and counterarguments, considers the empirical evidence and counter-evidence generated by social science research, looks at historical applications of the theory, and discusses the theory's implications for restraining international violence. Cashman examines theories of war at the individual, substate, nation state, dyadic, and international system levels of analysis.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 13, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-588) and index.
Contents
Empirical theory and the causes of war
The individual level of analysis, part I : human aggression
The individual level of analysis, part II : psychological explanations for war
The substate level of analysis : group decision making
The state of rationality : expected utility theory
The state level of analysis, part I : political, economic, and demographic factors
The state level of analysis, part II : internal conflicts, nationalism, and war weariness
The dyadic level of analysis, part I : the nature of dyads
really bad dyads and pretty good dyads
The dyadic level of analysis, part II : international interactions
The dyadic level of analysis, part III : game theory, bargaining, and deterrence theory
The international system level of analysis, part I : realism, anarchy, and the balance of power
The international system level of analysis, part II : power dynamics, cyclical theories, and historical-structural theories of war
Constructivism : a digression
Conclusion.
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