Causes of War
| By: | Jack S. Levy, William R. Thompson |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781405175593 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781444325973 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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To avoid war, one must first understand its causes. Written by two widely respected scholars both former Presidents of the International Studies Association this text provides a comprehensive analysis of the leading theories of both interstate war and civil war, along with a discussion of the changing nature of war over time. Utilizing historical examples throughout and adopting a modified levels-of-analysis organizational framework, the authors cover systemic, interactional, state and societal level, and decision-making theories of interstate war. These are contrasted with an examination of the conditions and processes leading to civil war. Scholarly and insightful, Causes of War offers a detailed examination of the sources of conflict between and within states and their implications for the future of international relations.