Arms Races in International Politics - From the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)

This volume provides the first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing both on theoretical approaches and on the latest historical research. Written by an international team of specialists, it is divided into four sections: before 1914; the inter-war years; the Cold War; and extra-European and post-Cold War arms races. Twelve case studies examine land and naval armaments before the First World War; air, land, and naval competition during the 1920s and 1930s; and nuclear as well as conventional weapons since 1945. Armaments policies are placed within the context of technological development, international politics and diplomacy, and social politics and economics. An extended general introduction and conclusion and introductions to each section provide coherence between the specialized chapters and draw out wider implications for policymakers and for political scientists. Arms Races in International Politics addresses two key questions: what causes arms races, and what is the connection between arms races and the outbreak of wars?

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
Editors:	Thomas Mahnken (Jerome Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National Security) • Joseph Maiolo (Professor of International History) • David Stevenson (Stevenson Professor of International History)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-873526-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Arms negotiation & control Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-19-873526-X
Barcode:	9780198735267

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