{"product_id":"why-nations-fight-past-and-future-motives-for-war-0521192838","title":"Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521192838\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lebow, Richard Ned\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour generic motives have historically led states to initiate war: fear, interest, standing and revenge. Using an original dataset, Richard Ned Lebow examines the distribution of wars across three and a half centuries and argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, only a minority of these were motivated by security or material interest. Instead, the majority are the result of a quest for standing, and for revenge - an attempt to get even with states who had previously made successful territorial grabs. Lebow maintains that today none of these motives are effectively served by war - it is increasingly counterproductive - and that there is growing recognition of this political reality. His analysis allows for more fine-grained and persuasive forecasts about the future of war as well as highlighting areas of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939528900896,"sku":"NEW0521192838","price":227.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/why-nations-fight-past-and-future-motives-for-war-0521192838","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}