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Understanding international conflicts : an introduction to theory and history / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. ; with foreword by Stanley Hoffmann.

Title
Understanding international conflicts : an introduction to theory and history / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. ; with foreword by Stanley Hoffmann.
Author
Nye, Joseph S.
Publication
New York : Longman, c2003.

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Additional Authors
Hoffmann, Stanley
Description
xii, 275 p . : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Summary
This text includes timelines of particular conflicts, to help students to contextualize events. There are study questions at the end of each chapter and examples to help illustrate concepts. Topics covered include: military affairs; ethnic conflict; and economic globalization.
Series Statement
Longman classics in political science
Uniform Title
Longman classics in political science.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • International relations
  • War (International law)
  • World politics > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Is there an enduring logic of conflict in world politics? -- Origins of the great twentieth-century conflicts -- Balance of power and World War I -- The failure of collective security and World War II -- The Cold War -- Intervention, institutions, and regional and ethnic conflicts -- Globallization and interdependence -- The information revolution, transnational actors, and the diffusion of power -- A new world order?
ISBN
0321089871
LCCN
^^2002022240
OCLC
  • 49225659
  • SCSB-10311782
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library