The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

J. David Singer's legendary Correlates of War project represented the first comprehensive effort by political scientists to gather and analyze empirical data about the causes of war. In doing so, Singer and his colleagues transformed the face of twentieth-century political science. Their work provoked some of the most important debates in modern international relations -- about the rules governing territory, international intervention, and the so-called "democratic peace."
Editor Paul F. Diehl has now convened some of the world's foremost international conflict analysis specialists to reassess COW's contribution to our understanding of global conflict. Each chapter takes one of COW's pathbreaking ideas and reevaluates it in light of subsequent world events and developments in the field. The result is a critical retrospective that will reintroduce Singer's important and still-provocative findings to a new generation of students and specialists.
Paul F. Diehl is Professor of Political Science and University Distinguished Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
"1111630758"
The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

J. David Singer's legendary Correlates of War project represented the first comprehensive effort by political scientists to gather and analyze empirical data about the causes of war. In doing so, Singer and his colleagues transformed the face of twentieth-century political science. Their work provoked some of the most important debates in modern international relations -- about the rules governing territory, international intervention, and the so-called "democratic peace."
Editor Paul F. Diehl has now convened some of the world's foremost international conflict analysis specialists to reassess COW's contribution to our understanding of global conflict. Each chapter takes one of COW's pathbreaking ideas and reevaluates it in light of subsequent world events and developments in the field. The result is a critical retrospective that will reintroduce Singer's important and still-provocative findings to a new generation of students and specialists.
Paul F. Diehl is Professor of Political Science and University Distinguished Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
79.95 In Stock
The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

The Scourge of War: New Extensions on an Old Problem

eBook

$79.95 

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview


J. David Singer's legendary Correlates of War project represented the first comprehensive effort by political scientists to gather and analyze empirical data about the causes of war. In doing so, Singer and his colleagues transformed the face of twentieth-century political science. Their work provoked some of the most important debates in modern international relations -- about the rules governing territory, international intervention, and the so-called "democratic peace."
Editor Paul F. Diehl has now convened some of the world's foremost international conflict analysis specialists to reassess COW's contribution to our understanding of global conflict. Each chapter takes one of COW's pathbreaking ideas and reevaluates it in light of subsequent world events and developments in the field. The result is a critical retrospective that will reintroduce Singer's important and still-provocative findings to a new generation of students and specialists.
Paul F. Diehl is Professor of Political Science and University Distinguished Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780472024094
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 03/25/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Paul F. Diehl is Professor of Political Science and University Distinguished Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS PREFACE Part I. PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION OF WAR AND CONFLICT POWER LAWS, SCALING, AND FRACTALS INTHE MOST LETHAL INTERNATIONAL ANDCIVIL WARS A NEURAL NETWORK ANALYSISOF MILITARIZED DISPUTES, 1885–1992 Part II. NATIONAL ANDSUBNATIONAL FACTORS STATESMEN, POPULAR WISDOM, ANDEMPIRICAL REALITIES IN THE STUDYOF CONFLICT AND WAR THE NATIONAL INTEREST VERSUSINDIVIDUAL POLITICAL AMBITION ARMS, ALLIANCES, AND SUCCESSIN MILITARIZED DISPUTESAND WARS, 1816–1992 Part III. DYADIC FACTORS ANDINTERACTIVE EFFECTS INTERVENTIONS AS INFLUENCE THE SLOW ROASTING OF SACRED COWS ALLIANCES, TERRITORIAL DISPUTES,AND THE PROBABILITY OF WAR TOWARD A SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF WAR REFERENCES CONTRIBUTORS INDEX
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews