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Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?: The Spread of Interstate War - Hardcover

Shirkey, Zachary C.

 
9780754675853: Is This a Private Fight or Can Anybody Join?: The Spread of Interstate War
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0754675858 ISBN 13: 9780754675853
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Some countries join interstate wars well after the war has begun, waiting months and often years, and thus changing their beliefs about the wisdom of entering a war. This volume examines why this might be so, focusing on unforeseen events in wars which cause neutral players to update their expectations about the trajectory of the war, therefore explaining why some wars spread while others do not. The author uses a combination of case studies and statistical analysis to test this theory: the Crimean War, the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and a study of the spread of war since World War II. Designed for courses on and research into war and other international security issues, this book is a must read.

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About the Author

Zachary C. Shirkey is an Assistant Professor of Political Science, Hunter College, CUNY, USA

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0754675858
ISBN 13 
9780754675853
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
278