ISBN: 9780804748667

Military alliances drive international politics. They embody conflict and cooperation among states and shape the international political landscape. Despite the profound effect alliances h… Mehr…

Military alliances drive international politics. They embody conflict and cooperation among states and shape the international political landscape. Despite the profound effect alliances have on the course of international politics, many gaps remain in our understanding of their formation, continuance, and cohesion. In this book, Patricia Weitsman introduces a comprehensive theory that unifies current ideas about alliances and examines the relationship between threat and alliance politics Military alliances drive international politics. They embody conflict and cooperation among states and shape the international political landscape. Despite the profound effect alliances have on the course of international politics, many gaps remain in our understanding of their formation, continuance, and cohesion. In this book, Patricia Weitsman introduces a comprehensive theory that unifies current ideas about alliances and examines the relationship between threat and alliance politics under conditions of both war and peace. Examining military alliances before and during World War I, Weitsman provides a new interpretation of the politics of the great powers of this period. She reveals that states frequently form alliances to keep peace among the allied countries, not simply to counter shared external threats. Though alliances may be perceived by others to present a unified and threatening front, countries often face significant threats from within their own alliances. It is this paradox that underscores Weitsman's theory: although alliances are frequently forged to sustain peace, they may, in fact, increase the prospects of war. Books, Fiction~~War & Military, Dangerous-Alliances~~Patricia-Weitsman, 999999999, Dangerous Alliances: Proponents of Peace, Weapons of War, Patricia Weitsman, 0804748667, Stanford University Press, , , , , Stanford University Press<

ISBN: 9780804748667

"Dangerous Alliances is an important book, and contributes greatly to our understanding of alliances and their impact on war and peace."--Political Science Quarterly"By building a bridge … Mehr…

"Dangerous Alliances is an important book, and contributes greatly to our understanding of alliances and their impact on war and peace."--Political Science Quarterly"By building a bridge between realist, liberal, and institutionalist theories on the basis that each one only partially explains alliances, Weitsman offers an insightful, easy to read, and well-structured book..."--Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire Media > Book, [PU: Stanford University Press]<

2003, ISBN: 9780804748667

Stanford University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 264 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-12-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1.11 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Krieg, Unterhaltungsliter… Mehr…

Stanford University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 264 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-12-11T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1.11 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Krieg, Unterhaltungsliteratur, Literatur & Fiktion, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Militärwissenschaft, Fachbücher, Staatsführung, Politikwissenschaft, Politik nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Internationale Politik, Politik nach Bereichen, Stanford University Press, 2003<