| Description |
xv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Major Powers and Global Contenders -- Ch. 3. Deterrence and Conflict -- Ch. 4. Balance of Power and Power Shifts: Global Interests at Stake -- Ch. 5. Credibility and Geopolitics: Regional Interests at Stake -- Ch. 6. Resolve and Domestic Costs: Internal Interests at Stake -- Ch. 7. Predicting Major Power Conflicts: High Stakes or Costly Signals? -- Ch. 8. Theoretical and Policy Implications -- App. B. Conceptual and Operational Rules for Major Powers -- App. C. Sources and Data for Colonial Possessions and Foreign Trade -- App. D. Questions of Statistical Analysis and Discrete Choice Models |
| Summary |
"The author has created a unique, unified approach to the topic by integrating a number of factors previously trated in isolation in different subfields of international studies. When the Stake Are High, therefore, fits research interests ranging from general international relations theory to the specific fields of international conflict, deterrence, causes of wars, great power behavior, and geopolitics."--BOOK JACKET |
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"The most precarious and quite common form of dispute between major powers arises over third nations. When the Stakes Are High focuses primarily on extended deterrence, in which one side attempts to prevent another side from initiating or escalating conflict with a third nation. Vesna Danilovic addresses three central questions in a critical examination of the scholarly literature in strategic studies: When is extended deterrence likely to be effective? What happens if deterrence fails? In what circumstances is war likely to result from a deterrence failure? The result is a new understanding of the dynamics of deterrence and conflict between major powers." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-279) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Balance of power -- History.
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World politics.
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International relations.
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Security, International.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| LC no. |
2002006743 |
| ISBN |
0472112872 cloth alkaline paper |
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