NATIONS AT WAR by Daniel S. Geller, J. David Singer ( 9780521621199 )

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NATIONS AT WAR
A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

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Daniel S. Geller, J. David Singer

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

19 February, 1998

Series:

Cambridge Studies in International Relations No. 58

Pages:

258

Description:

This book provides a scientifically-derived explanation of war.

Synopsis:

Nations at War provides an explanation of war in international politics grounded on data-based, empirical research. The book classifies and synthesizes the research findings of over 500 quantitative analyses of war at the analytic level of the state, dyad, region, and international system. Because wars follow from political decisions, two basic decision-making models - the rational and the non-rational - are examined in relation to the explanatory framework of the volume. In addition, case analyses of two wars - the Iran/Iraq War (1980), and World War I (1914) - are provided as demonstrations of scientifically-based explanations of historical events. The primary structural factors responsible for the onset and seriousness of war are identified and the explanations are developed according to the scientific model of 'covering laws'. The conclusion presents a discussion of the potential for probabilistic conditional predictions of conflict within the context of war and peace studies.

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