{"product_id":"war-in-the-modern-great-power-system-1495-1975-paperback","title":"War in the Modern Great Power System: 1495-1975 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack S. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe apparently accelerating arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and the precarious political conditions existing in many parts of the world have given rise to new anxiety about the possibility of military confrontation between the superpowers. Despite the fateful nature of the risk, we have little knowledge, as Jack S. Levy has pointed out, \"of the conditions, processes, and events which might combine to generate such a calamity.\" No empirically confirmed theory of the causes of war exists, and the hypotheses--often contradictory--that have been proposed remain untested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a step toward the formulation of a theory of the causes of war that can be tested against historical experience, Levy has developed a unique data base that will serve as an invaluable resource for students of international conflict in coming years. \u003ci\u003eWar in the Modern Great Power System\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed perspective on the major wars of the past. In this thorough and systematic study, Levy carefully defines the Great Power concept and identifies the Great Powers and their international wars since the late fifteenth century. The resulting compilation of war data is unique because of its five-century span and its focus on a well-defined set of Great Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning to a quantitative analysis of the characteristics, patterns, and trends in war, Levy demonstrates that although wars between the Great Powers have become increasingly serious in every respect but duration over the last five hundred years, their frequency has diminished. He rejects the popular view that the twentieth century has been the most warlike on record, and he demonstrates that it instead constitutes a return to the historical norm after the exceptionally peaceful nineteenth century. Applying his data to the question whether war is \"contagious,\" he finds that the likelihood of war is indeed highest when another war is under way, but that this contagious effect disappears after the first war is over. Contrary to the popular \"war-weariness\" theory, he finds no evidence that war generates an aversion to subsequent war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study, extending the scientific analysis of war back over five centuries of international history, constitutes a major contribution to our knowledge of international conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJack S. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has contributed studies of international war to \u003ci\u003eInternational Studies Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49418800758939,"sku":"9780813153391","price":38.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/wq1mxK1hul9780813153391.webp?v=1788162772","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/war-in-the-modern-great-power-system-1495-1975-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}