Why Nations Fight

Name: Why Nations Fight
Author: Richard Ned Lebow

Past and Future Motives for War

Paperback Engels 2010 9780521170451

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Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, Richard Ned Lebow examines the distribution of wars across three and a half centuries and argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, only a minority of these were motivated by security or material interest. Instead, the majority are the result of a quest for standing, and for revenge - an attempt to get even with states who had previously made successful territorial grabs. Lebow maintains that today none of these motives are effectively served by war - it is increasingly counterproductive - and that there is growing recognition of this political reality. His analysis allows for more fine-grained and persuasive forecasts about the future of war as well as highlighting areas of uncertainty.

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ISBN13:9780521170451

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:318

Uitgever:Cambridge University Press

Verschijningsdatum:2-9-2010

Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis

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Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; 2. Theories of war; Part II. War in the Past: 3. Theory and propositions; 4. Data set and findings; Part III. War in the Future: 5. Interest and security; 6. Standing and revenge; Part IV. Conclusion: 7. Conclusion; Appendix: data set.