The State, War, and the State of War
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Book Overview
War has traditionally been studied as a problem deriving from the relations between states. Strategic doctrines, arms control agreements, and the foundation of international organizations such as the United Nations are designed to prevent wars between states. Since 1945, however, the incidence of interstate war has actually been declining rapidly, while the incidence of internal wars has been increasing. The author argues that in order to understand...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052157790X
ISBN13:9780521577908
Release Date:August 1996
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Holsti is God!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
As a student of Professor Holsti at the Univ. of BC, I could not help but to be impressed with this book. He gives an indepth historical survey of Mankind's war, then focuses on what he dubs as the "wars of the third kind" or low-intensity conflict. He documents case studies on each wars of the third kind, then focuses on what can be done to resolve this new type of conflict. Two thumbs up, Professor Holsti! Jeong Lee
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