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Book SynopsisThe contributors of this book suggest methodologies for a systematic analysis of historical examples, using controlled observation, the collection of evidence, and careful inferences.
Table of Contentschapter 1 Facets in the Onset of War: Alliance Formation and War Behavior chapter 2 Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820-1965 chapter 3 Armaments and Escalation chapter 4 Arms Races and Escalation chapter 5 When Will They Ever Learn? Coercive Bargaining in Recurrent Crises chapter 6 Excerpts from The War Trap chapter 7 The Expansion of War: Alliances and the Expansion of War chapter 8 Bipolarity and War chapter 9 Preventing Systemic War chapter 10 Peace and the Global Institutional Context: Universalism vs. Particularism chapter 11 The Termination and Impact of War: War Power and the Willingness to Suffer chapter 12 The Costs of Major Wars chapter 13 War Making and State Making chapter 14 Conclusion: The Steps to War chapter 15 Appendix: Applying Scientific Method to the Study of War: The Scientific Study of War chapter 16 Bibliographical Essay chapter 17 References chapter 18 Index
