Scientific Study of Peace and War A Text Reader

Name: Scientific Study of Peace and War A Text Reader
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ISBN: 9780739100721

ISBN-10: 0739100726

ISBN-13: 9780739100721

Edition: 1999 (Reprint)

Authors: John A. Vasquez, Marie T. Henehan, Stuart Bremer, Paul F. Diehl, A. F. K. Organski

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

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List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 3/28/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Studying War Scientifically




Factors in the Onset of War



Alliance Formation and War Behavior: An Analysis of the Great Powers, 1495-1975



Editors' Commentary



Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820-1965



Editors' Commentary



Armaments and Escalation: Two Competing Hypotheses



Editors' Commentary



Arms Races and Escalation: A Closer Look



Editors' Commentary



When Will They Ever Learn? Coercive Bargaining in Recurrent Crises



Editors' Commentary



Excerpts from The War Trap



Editors' Commentary



The Expansion of War



Alliances and the Expansion of War



Editors' Commentary



Bipolarity and War: The Role of Capability Concentration and Alliance Patterns among Major Powers, 1816-1965



Editors' Commentary



Preventing Systemic War: Crisis Decision-Making amidst a Structure of Conflict Relationships



Editors' Commentary



Peace and the Global Institutional Context



Universalism vs. Particularism: On the Limits of Major Power Order



Editors' Commentary



The Termination and Impact of War



War Power and the Willingness to Suffer



Editors' Commentary



The Costs of Major Wars: The Phoenix Factor



Editors' Commentary



War Making and State Making: Governmental Expenditures, Tax Revenues, and Global Wars



Editors' Commentary



Conclusion



The Steps to War: Toward a Scientific Explanation of Correlates of War Findings



Editors' Commentary



Applying the Scientific Method to the Study of War



The Scientific Study of War: A Learning Package



Bibliographical Essay


References


Index


About the Editors