The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars

Robert Gilpin; John F. Guilmartin; Myron P. Gutmann; Jeffrey L. Hughes; Robert Jervis; Jack S. Levy; Charles S. Maier; Bruce Bueno de Mesquita; Joseph S. Nye; George H. Quester; Gunther E. Rothenberg; Scott D. Sagan; Kenneth N. Waltz; Samuel R. Williamson

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511601033

Since the development of the modern state system in Europe four centuries ago, there have been ten general wars involving a majority of the major powers and a high level of casualties. Another major war is difficult to conceive of, since it would presumably be the last such conflict, and yet it is not an impossibility. In this volume a distinguished group of political scientists and historians examine the origins of major wars and discuss the problems in preventing a nuclear war.

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Frontmatter
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Introduction
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Old Wars and Future Wars: Causation and Prevention
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- By Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
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The Origins of War: Structural Theories
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The Theory of Hegemonic War
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The Origins of War in Neorealist Theory
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- By Kenneth N. Waltz
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The Contribution of Expected Utility Theory to the Study of International Conflict
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- By Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
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The Origins of War: Explanation of Non-rational Causality
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Domestic Politics and War
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War and Misperception
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Crises and the Unexpected
pp 127-146
- By George H. Quester
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Lessons and Analogies from Early Major Wars
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Ideology and Conflict: The Wars of the Ottoman Empire, 1453–1606
pp 149-176
- By John F. Guilmartin, Jr.
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The Origins of the Thirty Years' War
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The Origins, Causes, and Extension of the Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon
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- By Gunther E. Rothenberg
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Lessons and Analogies from the World Wars
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The Origins of World War I
pp 225-248
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Wargames: 1914–1919
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The Origins of World War II in Europe: British Deterrence Failure and German Expansionism
pp 281-322
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The Origins of the Pacific War
pp 323-352
- By Scott D. Sagan
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction
pp 1-2

Old Wars and Future Wars: Causation and Prevention
pp 3-12

The Origins of War: Structural Theories
pp 13-14

The Theory of Hegemonic War
pp 15-38

The Origins of War in Neorealist Theory
pp 39-52

The Contribution of Expected Utility Theory to the Study of International Conflict
pp 53-76

The Origins of War: Explanation of Non-rational Causality
pp 77-78

Domestic Politics and War
pp 79-100

War and Misperception
pp 101-126

Crises and the Unexpected
pp 127-146

Lessons and Analogies from Early Major Wars
pp 147-148

Ideology and Conflict: The Wars of the Ottoman Empire, 1453–1606
pp 149-176

The Origins of the Thirty Years' War
pp 177-198

The Origins, Causes, and Extension of the Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon
pp 199-222

Lessons and Analogies from the World Wars
pp 223-224

The Origins of World War I
pp 225-248

Wargames: 1914–1919
pp 249-280

The Origins of World War II in Europe: British Deterrence Failure and German Expansionism
pp 281-322

The Origins of the Pacific War
pp 323-352

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