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Why Nations Fight

Name: Why Nations Fight
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521170451
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Contributor(s): Lebow, Richard Ned Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780521170451
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Publication date	February 2010
Language	English
MRP	£26.00 GBP
Page count	308
Item weight	92 g

Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing and revenge. Using an original dataset, 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.

Why Nations Fight

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Lebow, Richard Ned Author

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