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Author Van Evera, Stephen.
Title Causes of war : power and the roots of conflict.
Publication Info Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.


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Descript 1 online resource (279 p.)
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Contents Causes of War -- Contents -- Tables and Diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Questions Addressed, Why They Arise -- Arguments Advanced, Answers Offered -- Implications for Realism -- Methods -- Plan of the Book -- 2. False Optimism: Illusions of the Coming War -- False Hope and War -- Illusions of Victory -- Illusions of Cheap War -- To Prevent War, Promote Transparency -- 3. Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages and Crisis Instability -- First-Strike, First-Mobilization, and First-Move Advantages -- Hypotheses on the Effects of First-Move Advantages -- Tests of Stability Theory
Causes of and Cures for First-Move Advantage -- 4. Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability -- Types of Windows -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Windows -- Tests of Window Theory -- Causes and Cures of Windows -- 5· Cumulative Resources -- What Is Cumulativity? -- Cumulativity and Conflict -- Types of Cumulativity -- Beliefs about Cumulativity and Their Implications -- The Future of Cumulativity -- 6. Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Offense Dominance -- Qualifications: When Offensive Doctrines and Capabilities Cause Peace
Causes of Offense and Defense Dominance -- Predictions and Tests of Offense-Defense Theory -- How Much History Can Offense-Defense Theory Explain? -- Offense-Defense Theory in Perspective -- 7. Offense-Defense Theory and the Outbreak of World War I -- The Rise of the Cult of the Offensive, 1890-1914 -- Predictions of Offense-Defense Theory about Europe, 1890-1914 -- Evidence on Offense-Defense Theory, 1890-1914 -- Offense-Defense Theory and the Test of 1914 -- Explaining World War I -- 8. The Nuclear Revolution and the Causes of War -- MAD among Deterrable States -- MAD among Nondeterrable States
MAD among Many States -- Alternatives to MAD: MARNE, BAD, WORSE, and USA -- The Janus-Faced Revolution -- 9· Conclusion -- Appendix: Hypotheses on Power and the Causes of War -- Index
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780801467196
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Author Van Evera, Stephen.
Series Cornell studies in security affairs
Cornell studies in security affairs
Subject Balance of power.
International relations -- Case studies.
War.
Descript 1 online resource (279 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Causes of War -- Contents -- Tables and Diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Questions Addressed, Why They Arise -- Arguments Advanced, Answers Offered -- Implications for Realism -- Methods -- Plan of the Book -- 2. False Optimism: Illusions of the Coming War -- False Hope and War -- Illusions of Victory -- Illusions of Cheap War -- To Prevent War, Promote Transparency -- 3. Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages and Crisis Instability -- First-Strike, First-Mobilization, and First-Move Advantages -- Hypotheses on the Effects of First-Move Advantages -- Tests of Stability Theory
Causes of and Cures for First-Move Advantage -- 4. Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability -- Types of Windows -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Windows -- Tests of Window Theory -- Causes and Cures of Windows -- 5· Cumulative Resources -- What Is Cumulativity? -- Cumulativity and Conflict -- Types of Cumulativity -- Beliefs about Cumulativity and Their Implications -- The Future of Cumulativity -- 6. Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Offense Dominance -- Qualifications: When Offensive Doctrines and Capabilities Cause Peace
Causes of Offense and Defense Dominance -- Predictions and Tests of Offense-Defense Theory -- How Much History Can Offense-Defense Theory Explain? -- Offense-Defense Theory in Perspective -- 7. Offense-Defense Theory and the Outbreak of World War I -- The Rise of the Cult of the Offensive, 1890-1914 -- Predictions of Offense-Defense Theory about Europe, 1890-1914 -- Evidence on Offense-Defense Theory, 1890-1914 -- Offense-Defense Theory and the Test of 1914 -- Explaining World War I -- 8. The Nuclear Revolution and the Causes of War -- MAD among Deterrable States -- MAD among Nondeterrable States
MAD among Many States -- Alternatives to MAD: MARNE, BAD, WORSE, and USA -- The Janus-Faced Revolution -- 9· Conclusion -- Appendix: Hypotheses on Power and the Causes of War -- Index
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780801467196
Author Van Evera, Stephen.
Series Cornell studies in security affairs
Cornell studies in security affairs
Subject Balance of power.
International relations -- Case studies.
War.

Subject Balance of power.
International relations -- Case studies.
War.
Descript 1 online resource (279 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Causes of War -- Contents -- Tables and Diagrams -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Questions Addressed, Why They Arise -- Arguments Advanced, Answers Offered -- Implications for Realism -- Methods -- Plan of the Book -- 2. False Optimism: Illusions of the Coming War -- False Hope and War -- Illusions of Victory -- Illusions of Cheap War -- To Prevent War, Promote Transparency -- 3. Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages and Crisis Instability -- First-Strike, First-Mobilization, and First-Move Advantages -- Hypotheses on the Effects of First-Move Advantages -- Tests of Stability Theory
Causes of and Cures for First-Move Advantage -- 4. Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity and Vulnerability -- Types of Windows -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Windows -- Tests of Window Theory -- Causes and Cures of Windows -- 5· Cumulative Resources -- What Is Cumulativity? -- Cumulativity and Conflict -- Types of Cumulativity -- Beliefs about Cumulativity and Their Implications -- The Future of Cumulativity -- 6. Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma -- Hypotheses on the Effects of Offense Dominance -- Qualifications: When Offensive Doctrines and Capabilities Cause Peace
Causes of Offense and Defense Dominance -- Predictions and Tests of Offense-Defense Theory -- How Much History Can Offense-Defense Theory Explain? -- Offense-Defense Theory in Perspective -- 7. Offense-Defense Theory and the Outbreak of World War I -- The Rise of the Cult of the Offensive, 1890-1914 -- Predictions of Offense-Defense Theory about Europe, 1890-1914 -- Evidence on Offense-Defense Theory, 1890-1914 -- Offense-Defense Theory and the Test of 1914 -- Explaining World War I -- 8. The Nuclear Revolution and the Causes of War -- MAD among Deterrable States -- MAD among Nondeterrable States
MAD among Many States -- Alternatives to MAD: MARNE, BAD, WORSE, and USA -- The Janus-Faced Revolution -- 9· Conclusion -- Appendix: Hypotheses on Power and the Causes of War -- Index
Note 325 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780801467196
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