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Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War
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Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War Hardback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Richard Ned LeBow

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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.

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  • Title Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War
  • Author Richard Ned LeBow
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date 2010-09-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521192835 / 0521192838
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects War - Causes
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010005504
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.027

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