The War Puzzle Revisited

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-88179-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 110, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 955 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

John A. Vasquez's The War Puzzle provided one of the most important scientific analyses of the causes of war of the last two decades. The War Puzzle Revisited updates and extends his groundbreaking work, reviewing research on the onset and expansion of war and the conditions of peace. Vasquez describes systematically those factors associated with wars to see if there is a pattern that suggests why war occurs, and how it might be avoided, delineating the typical path by which relatively equal states have become embroiled in wars in the modern global system. The book uses the large number of empirical findings generated s the basis of its theorizing, and integrates these research findings so as to advance the scientific knowledge of war and peace.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vasquez, John

Vasquez, John A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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