Steps to War An Empirical Study

Name: Steps to War An Empirical Study
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ISBN: 9780691138923

ISBN-10: 0691138923

ISBN-13: 9780691138923

Edition: 2008

Authors: Paul D. Senese, John A. Vasquez, Bruce K. Rutherford, Paul Domenic Senese

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The question of what causes war has concerned statesmen since the time of Thucydides.The Steps to Warutilizes new data on militarized interstate disputes from 1816 to 2001 to identify the factors that increase the probability that a crisis will escalate to war. In this book, Paul Senese and John Vasquez test one of the major behavioral explanations of war--the steps to war--by identifying the various factors that put two states at risk for war. Focusing on the era of classic international politics from 1816 to 1945, the Cold War, and the post-Cold War period, they look at the roles of territorial disputes, alliances, rivalry, and arms races and show how the likelihood of war increases…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.21" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables ix


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Foundations



The Steps to War



The Evolution of a Research Program: Research Design



Territory and War



From Territorial Claims to Territorial Disputes: Testing for Selection Effects



Territory, Contiguity, and Their Interaction: A Contingent Model of Interstate Conflict



Power Politics and War



The Probability of War between Nation-States



The Probability of Crisis Escalation



Exploring Interactions in the Steps to War



Conclusion



Explaining War, Thinking about Peace


References


Name Index


Subject Index