| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 346 pages) |
| Series |
Contemporary security studies |
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Contemporary security studies.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Figures; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Causal explanation, necessary conditions, and case studies; Chapter 3 The role of necessary conditions in the outbreak of World War I; Chapter 4 Contingency, catalysts and nonlinear change: the origins of World War I; Chapter 5 Powderkegs, sparks and World War I; Chapter 6 Necessary conditions and World War I as an unavoidable war; Chapter 7 Power, globalization, and the end of the Cold War: reevaluating a landmark case for ideas |
| Summary |
This edited volume focuses on the use of?necessary condition counterfactuals? in explaining two key events in twentieth century history: the origins of the First World War and the end of the Cold War |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-339) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
War -- Causes.
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Peace (Philosophy)
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War (Philosophy)
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Counterfactuals (Logic)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
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Counterfactuals (Logic)
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Peace (Philosophy)
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War -- Causes
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War (Philosophy)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goertz, Gary, 1953-
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Levy, Jack S., 1948-
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| ISBN |
9780203089101 |
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0203089103 |
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9780415422321 |
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0415422329 |
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9780415422338 |
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0415422337 |
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