An Introduction to the Causes of War: Patterns of Interstate Conflict from World War I to Iraq
Author(s): Greg Cashman (Author)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2007
Language: English
Print length: 432 pages
ISBN-10: 0742555100
ISBN-13: 9780742555105
Book Description
This pioneering book explains the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case studies. Cashman and Robinson find that while all wars have multiple causes, these factors typically combine in identifiable “dangerous patterns.” Through the examples of World War I, World War II in the Pacific, the Six-Day War, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Iraq War of 2003, the authors uncover the complex multilevel processes by which disputes between countries evolve into bloody conflicts. Ideal for a range of courses in international relations, this focused text clearly explains theory and applies it to concrete examples in a way that allows students to fully understand the origins of war.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Provide[s] undergraduates with a clear, systematic application of the ’causes of war’ literature to seven wars of the 20th century. These are an interesting and diverse set of cases including WWI, WWII in the Pacific, the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, the Iran-Iraq War, and the 2003 Iraq War… Recommended. — Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University CHOICE Excellent scholarship, references, and analysis. The authors’ multilevel patterns bring coherence to the innumerable case studies and lessons learned that dominate the field. — William H. Mott IV, Emerson College A tour de force that will displace Stoessinger’s Why Nations Go to War as the dominant case-studies text in the field. This is an insightful, trenchant analysis of specific wars that takes into account the vast amount of scientific work on the subject. Both scholars and students will learn much from this book. — John A. Vasquez and Marie T. Henehan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
About the Author
Greg Cashman is professor of political science at Salisbury University. Leonard C. Robinson is associate professor of political science at Salisbury University.
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