Author: Van Evera, Stephen
Title: Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict
Description: Ithaca [NY], Cornell University Press, (1999). orig.cloth. 24x15cm, viii,270 pp. Minor rubbing. Some light top page-edge soil. VG ¶ Contents: False Optimism: Illusions of the Coming War; Jumping the Gun: First-Move Advantages & Crisis Instability; Power Shifts: Windows of Opportunity & Vulnerability; Cumulative Resources; Offense, Defense, & the Security Dilemma; Offense-Defense Theory & the Outbreak of World War I; The Nuclear Revolution & the Causes of War; Conclusion.

Keywords: International Relations, Balance of Power, War, Politics, Political History, , , ,