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- catalog abstract ""One of the most important questions of human existence is what drives nations to war - especially massive, system-threatening war. Much military history focuses on the who, when, and where of war; in this book, Dale C. Copeland brings attention to why governments make decisions that lead to, sustain, and intensify conflicts. Copeland presents detailed historical narratives of several twentieth-century cases, including World War I, World War II, and the cold war. He highlights instigating factors that transcend individual personalities, styles of government, geography, and historical context to reveal remarkable consistency across several major wars that are usually considered dissimilar. The result is a series of challenges to established interpretive positions and provocative new readings of the causes of conflict."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11976901.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""One of the most important questions of human existence is what drives nations to war - especially massive, system-threatening war. Much military history focuses on the who, when, and where of war; in this book, Dale C. Copeland brings attention to why governments make decisions that lead to, sustain, and intensify conflicts. Copeland presents detailed historical narratives of several twentieth-century cases, including World War I, World War II, and the cold war. He highlights instigating factors that transcend individual personalities, styles of government, geography, and historical context to reveal remarkable consistency across several major wars that are usually considered dissimilar. The result is a series of challenges to established interpretive positions and provocative new readings of the causes of conflict."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-311) and index.".
- catalog description "Rethinking realist theories of major war -- Foreign policy choices and the probability of major war -- German security and the preparation for World War I -- The July crisis and the outbreak of World War I -- The rise of Russia and the outbreak of World War II -- Bipolarity, shifting power, and the origins of the Cold War, 1945-1950 -- The Berlin and Cuban missile crises -- Major war from Pericles to Napoleon -- The implications of the argument.".
- catalog extent "xi, 322 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801437504 (cloth)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cornell studies in security affairs".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog subject "940.3/11 21".
- catalog subject "Balance of power.".
- catalog subject "D511 .C626 2000".
- catalog subject "International relations.".
- catalog subject "Military history, Modern.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Causes.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Causes.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Rethinking realist theories of major war -- Foreign policy choices and the probability of major war -- German security and the preparation for World War I -- The July crisis and the outbreak of World War I -- The rise of Russia and the outbreak of World War II -- Bipolarity, shifting power, and the origins of the Cold War, 1945-1950 -- The Berlin and Cuban missile crises -- Major war from Pericles to Napoleon -- The implications of the argument.".
- catalog title "The origins of major war / Dale C. Copeland.".
- catalog type "text".