This book offers a theoretical explanation for war widening based on the decisiveness of warfare in a given era. It argues that conflicts are most likely to spread when the effects of warfare are limited, as states seek limited gains with a low
Autorentext
Stacy Bergstrom Haldi
Zusammenfassung
This work explains how wars are most likely to escalate when the effects of warfare are limited. The author demonstrates that total wars during the modern era were very violent and were far less likely to spread, yet the cost of warfare is falling making future conflicts more likely to spread.
Inhalt
1. Predation, Balancing and Political Cost 2. The Seven Years' War 3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4. The Crimean War 5. World War 1
Titel
Why Wars Widen
Untertitel
A Theory of Predation and Balancing
Autor
EAN
9781135774561
ISBN
978-1-135-77456-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
23.11.2004
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.94 MB
Anzahl Seiten
208
Jahr
2004
Untertitel
Englisch
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