Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, 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 ...
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Four generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing, and revenge. Using an original data set, 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.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 295 p. Contains: Unspecified, Line drawings, black & white, Tables, black & white, Figures. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2010005504 Type of material Book Personal name Lebow, Richard Ned. Main title Why nations fight: past and future motives for war / Richard Ned Lebow. Published/Created New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Description xii, 295 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780521192835 (hardback) 0521192838 (hardback) LC classification U21.2. L386 2010 Summary "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"--Provided by publisher. Contents Theories of war--Theory and propositions--Data set and findings--Interest and security--Standing and revenge. Subjects War--Causes. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-287) and index. Dewey class no. 355.02/7 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn528665854
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