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The Undermining The Kremlin: America's Strategy To Subvert The Soviet Bloc,...

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Book Title: Origins of Major War Genre: Political Science, History Format: Hardcover Item Length: 9.2 in Illustrator: Yes gtin13: 9780801437502 Book Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Ser. Topic: Military / General, Military / World War I, International Relations / General, Security (National & International) Number of Pages: 336 Pages Item Weight: 32.1 Oz Author: Dale C. Copeland Item Height: 1 in Item Width: 6.1 in Language: English ISBN: 9780801437502 Publisher: Cornell University Press Publication Year: 2000

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Undermining The Kremlin: America's Strategy To Subvert The Soviet Bloc, 1947-1956 ISBN13: 9780801437502 ISBN10: 0801437504 Author: Copeland, Dale C. (Author) Description: One Of The Most Important Questions Of Human Existence Is What Drives Nations To War--Especially Massive, System-Threatening War Much Military History Focuses On The Who, When, And Where Of War In This Riveting Book, Dale C Copeland Brings Attention To Bear On Why Governments Make Decisions That Lead To, Sustain, And Intensify Conflicts Copeland Presents Detailed Historical Narratives Of Several Twentieth-Century Cases, Including World War I, World War Ii, And The Cold War He Highlights Instigating Factors That Transcend Individual Personalities, Styles Of Government, Geography, And Historical Context To Reveal Remarkable Consistency Across Several Major Wars Usually Considered Dissimilar The Result Is A Series Of Challenges To Established Interpretive Positions And Provocative New Readings Of The Causes Of Conflict Classical Realists And Neorealists Claim That Dominant Powers Initiate War Hegemonic Stability Realists Believe That Wars Are Most Often Started By Rising States Copeland Offers An Approach Stronger In Explanatory Power And Predictive Capacity Than These Three Brands Of Realism: He Examines Not Only The Power Resources But The Shifting Power Differentials Of States He Specifies More Precisely The Conditions Under Which State Decline Leads To Conflict, Drawing Empirical Support From The Critical Cases Of The Twentieth Century As Well As Major Wars Spanning From Ancient Greece To The Napoleonic Wars Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: Cornell University Press Publication Date: 2000-09-15 Weight: 1.47 lbs Dimensions: 1'' H x 9.63'' L x 6.48'' W Number of Pages: 336 Language: English

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