Power shifts, strategy, and war : declining states and international conflict / Dong Sun Lee.

By:

Lee, Dong Sun, 1972- [Author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge global security studies ; 5Publication details: London ;: Routledge, 2008.. New York :Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415773386(hbk)

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DDC classification:

327.112 LEE

LOC classification:

JZ1313 .L44 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Introduction -- A strategic theory of preventive war -- The Russo-German rapprochement, 1870-90-- The Schlieffen Plan and World War I -- Pearl Harbor attack plan and the Pacific War -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Coding cases of power shifts.

Summary: International relations scholars agree that marked changes in the balance of power between states are among the most common causes of war. This book explains why such power shifts lead to war breaking out in some cases, but not in others.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-208) and index.

International relations scholars agree that marked changes in the balance of power between states are among the most common causes of war. This book explains why such power shifts lead to war breaking out in some cases, but not in others.

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