What causes war? : an introduction to theories of international conflict / Greg Cashman.

Author/creator Cashman, Greg author.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 607 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects
War--Causes.

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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013008136
ISBN9780742566507 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742566501 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742566514 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN074256651X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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