The Origins of Major War
Author:   Dale C. Copeland
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780801487576


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   15 August 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dale C. Copeland
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780801487576


ISBN 10:   0801487579
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   15 August 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Rethinking Realist Theories of Major War 2. Foreign Policy Choices and the Probability of Major War 3. German Security and the Preparation for World War I 4. The July Crisis and the Outbreak of World War I 5. The Rise of Russia and the Outbreak of World War II 6. Bipolarity, Shifting Power, and the Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1950 7. The Berlin and Cuban Missile Crises 8. Major War from Pericles to Napoleon 9. The Implications of the Argument Appendix Notes Index

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Copeland's theories-not to mention his history lessons-provide a valuable framework for anyone trying to understand how any nation could willingly initiate something as catastrophic as all-out war. -Troy K. Schneider, NationalJournal, November 2001


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Dale C. Copeland is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia.

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