{"product_id":"the-origins-of-major-war-9780801437502","title":"The Origins of Major War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopeland asks why governments make decisions that lead to, sustain, and intensify conflicts, drawing on detailed historical narratives of several twentieth-century cases, including World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Major War\u003c\/i\u003e is arguably the best statement on the causes of great power conflict in a generation. Copeland's argument is elegant and far-reaching.... This work will stand as the most powerful realist statement on the causes of war for some time and should be read by all students of international politics and those who wonder what lies ahead for the United States should it experience a decline in power.\u003c\/p\u003e * Virginia Quarterly Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopeland'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.\u003c\/p\u003e * National Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretically ambitious and historically rich, this book synthesizes realist thinking about the origins of great-power wars.... Copeland ably shows how great-power leaders think about and respond to changing power disparities.\u003c\/p\u003e * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction1. Rethinking Realist Theories of Major War\u003cbr\u003e 2. Foreign Policy Choices and the Probability of Major War\u003cbr\u003e 3. German Security and the Preparation for World War I\u003cbr\u003e 4. The July Crisis and the Outbreak of World War I\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Rise of Russia and the Outbreak of World War II\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bipolarity, Shifting Power, and the Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1950\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Berlin and Cuban Missile Crises\u003cbr\u003e 8. Major War from Pericles to Napoleon\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Implications of the Argument\u003ci\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MB - Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151117152599,"sku":"9780801437502","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801437502.jpg?v=1762960223","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-origins-of-major-war-9780801437502","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}