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World Politics and the Evolution of War
John J. Weltman
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Description for World Politics and the Evolution of War
Paperback. Outside intervention in these conflicts will be costly. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
In this comprehensive study, international relations scholar John Weltman explores the many roles of war in world politics. With topics ranging from the development of strategic thought to the effects on war of political and technological change, from the uses of force-and threats of force-to the uses of arms control, from the prominence of war in history to its likely fate in the post-Cold War world, Weltman's analysis offers a detailed, thoroughgoing, and rigorous overview of the subject. Throughout, Weltman questions a number of widely held assumptions. To the conventional argument that the number of players in the international ... Read more
In this comprehensive study, international relations scholar John Weltman explores the many roles of war in world politics. With topics ranging from the development of strategic thought to the effects on war of political and technological change, from the uses of force-and threats of force-to the uses of arms control, from the prominence of war in history to its likely fate in the post-Cold War world, Weltman's analysis offers a detailed, thoroughgoing, and rigorous overview of the subject. Throughout, Weltman questions a number of widely held assumptions. To the conventional argument that the number of players in the international ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801849497
SKU
KRA0004920
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99-1
About John J. Weltman
John J. Weltman's previous books include Systems Theory in International Relations and Challenges to American National Security in the 1990s. He has published widely on nuclear proliferation, the obsolescence of war, international relations theory, and other topics. He has taught at leading academic institutions in the United States and Australia and has held a variety of positions ... Read more
Reviews for World Politics and the Evolution of War
An interesting approach to the question of why wars are started. Friday Review of Defense Literature A wide-ranging and intelligent appraisal... On the recent past [Weltman] impresses with his balance and powers of observation. He is illuminating, for example, on the way in which geography had a different effect on the stake and the conduct of the Korean War compared ... Read more